County of Allegheny v. ACLU
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County of Allegheny v. ACLU is a 1989 U.S. Supreme Court case that refined the interpretation of the Establishment Clause by addressing the constitutionality of religious holiday displays on government property.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| County of Allegheny v. ACLU canonical | 2 |
| County of Allegheny v. American Civil Liberties Union, Greater Pittsburgh Chapter | 1 |
| McCreary County v. ACLU of Kentucky | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: County of Allegheny v. ACLU Context triple: [Establishment Clause, keyCase, County of Allegheny v. ACLU]
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Employment Division v. Smith
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: County of Allegheny v. ACLU Target entity description: County of Allegheny v. ACLU is a 1989 U.S. Supreme Court case that refined the interpretation of the Establishment Clause by addressing the constitutionality of religious holiday displays on government property.
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A.
Fulton v. City of Philadelphia
Fulton v. City of Philadelphia is a 2021 U.S. Supreme Court case in which the Court unanimously ruled that Philadelphia violated a Catholic foster care agency’s religious freedom by excluding it from the foster program over its refusal to certify same-sex couples.
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B.
Bolling v. Sharpe
Bolling v. Sharpe is a 1954 U.S. Supreme Court case that held racial segregation in Washington, D.C. public schools unconstitutional under the Fifth Amendment’s Due Process Clause.
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C.
Employment Division v. Smith
Employment Division v. Smith is a landmark 1990 U.S. Supreme Court decision that significantly narrowed protections for religious practices under the Free Exercise Clause by upholding the enforcement of neutral, generally applicable laws even when they incidentally burden religion.
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D.
Chiafalo v. Washington
Chiafalo v. Washington is a 2020 U.S. Supreme Court case that unanimously upheld states’ authority to penalize or replace “faithless electors” who do not vote in line with their state’s popular vote in presidential elections.
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E.
DeBoer v. Snyder
DeBoer v. Snyder was a federal court case challenging Michigan’s same-sex marriage ban that became one of the key cases consolidated into the landmark Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, which legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Establishment Clause case
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United States Supreme Court case ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
First Amendment law
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constitutional law ⓘ |
| arguedDate | 1989-02-22 ⓘ |
| citation | 492 U.S. 573 ⓘ |
| concurrenceBy |
John Paul Stevens
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Sandra Day O’Connor ⓘ Thurgood Marshall ⓘ William J. Brennan Jr. ⓘ |
| concurrenceInJudgmentBy | Anthony M. Kennedy ⓘ |
| concurrenceInJudgmentJoinedBy |
Antonin Scalia
ⓘ
Byron R. White ⓘ William H. Rehnquist ⓘ |
| constitutionalClause | Establishment Clause ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvision | First Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1989-07-03 ⓘ |
| docketNumber |
87-2050
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88-90 ⓘ |
| fullName |
County of Allegheny v. ACLU
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
County of Allegheny v. American Civil Liberties Union, Greater Pittsburgh Chapter
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| holding |
A Chanukah menorah display outside a government building, when combined with a Christmas tree and a sign saluting liberty, did not violate the Establishment Clause
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A crèche display in the Allegheny County Courthouse violated the Establishment Clause ⓘ |
| involvedGovernmentEntity |
Allegheny County
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ⓘ
surface form:
City of Pittsburgh
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| issue | Constitutionality of religious holiday displays on government property ⓘ |
| joinedByInPart |
John Paul Stevens
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Sandra Day O’Connor ⓘ Thurgood Marshall ⓘ William J. Brennan Jr. ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| languageOfOpinion | English ⓘ |
| legalTestApplied | endorsement test ⓘ |
| locationOfControversy | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy | Harry A. Blackmun ⓘ |
| petitioner |
Allegheny County
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surface form:
County of Allegheny, Pennsylvania
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| precedentFor | analysis of religious symbols on public property ⓘ |
| relatedCase |
Lee v. Weisman
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Lemon v. Kurtzman ⓘ Lynch v. Donnelly ⓘ |
| relatedLegalTest | Lemon test ⓘ |
| respondent |
American Civil Liberties Union
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surface form:
American Civil Liberties Union, Greater Pittsburgh Chapter
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| subjectMatter | public religious displays ⓘ |
| term | 1988 Term ⓘ |
| topic |
government endorsement of religion
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religious holiday displays ⓘ separation of church and state ⓘ |
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Subject: County of Allegheny v. ACLU Description of subject: County of Allegheny v. ACLU is a 1989 U.S. Supreme Court case that refined the interpretation of the Establishment Clause by addressing the constitutionality of religious holiday displays on government property.
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