Everson v. Board of Education
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Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
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| gptkbp:case_outcome |
5-4 ruling
Set a precedent for future cases Majority opinion emphasized neutrality Set limits on government involvement with religion Reinforced the principle of secularism in public education Clarified the role of government in religious matters Dissent argued against state funding for religious schools |
| gptkbp:case_types |
gptkb:Constitution
Education law First Amendment law Civil rights law |
| gptkbp:decided_by |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
February 10, 1947 |
| gptkbp:dissenting_opinion |
gptkb:Justice_Jackson
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| gptkbp:historical_context |
gptkb:Post-World_War_II_America
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| gptkbp:historical_significance |
Landmark case in American legal history
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Everson v. Board of Education
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| gptkbp:impact |
Public school funding policies
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| gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:First_Amendment
gptkb:Fourteenth_Amendment |
| gptkbp:involved_parties |
gptkb:Board_of_Education_of_Ewing_Township
Archie Everson |
| gptkbp:is_cited_in |
Legal textbooks
Constitutional law discussions Numerous legal cases First Amendment debates 330 U. S. 1 (1947) Church-state separation discussions |
| gptkbp:judicial_review |
Judicial review of state actions
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| gptkbp:legal_framework |
Influenced future Supreme Court decisions
Framework for evaluating state aid to religious institutions |
| gptkbp:legal_issue |
Establishment Clause
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| gptkbp:legal_outcome |
Established guidelines for state funding
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| gptkbp:legal_principle |
Separation of church and state
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| gptkbp:legal_scholars_view |
Significant for church-state relations
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| gptkbp:legislation |
Public funding
Religious education Influenced state laws on education funding State aid to religious schools |
| gptkbp:outcome |
Public funding for transportation to parochial schools upheld
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| gptkbp:precedent |
Subsequent cases regarding church and state separation
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| gptkbp:public_perception |
gptkb:Justice_Hugo_Black
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| gptkbp:public_reaction |
Controversial decision
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| gptkbp:related_cases |
gptkb:Lemon_v._Kurtzman
gptkb:Wallace_v._Jaffree gptkb:Agostini_v._Felton |
| gptkbp:scholarly_analysis |
Examined in law reviews
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| gptkbp:significance |
First Supreme Court case to apply the Establishment Clause to state law
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| gptkbp:subsequent_interpretation |
Broad interpretation of the Establishment Clause
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Trinity_Lutheran_Church_of_Columbia,_Inc._v._Comer
gptkb:Walz_v._Tax_Commission |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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