FFRF v. Abington School District
GPTKB entity
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:legal_case
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| gptkbp:affiliated_with |
gptkb:political_movement
gptkb:Freedom_From_Religion_Foundation various religious groups |
| gptkbp:case_types |
constitutional law case
First Amendment case No. 86-16 separation of church and state case |
| gptkbp:decided_by |
gptkb:legal_case
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| gptkbp:effective_date |
1987-06-24
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| gptkbp:established |
separation of church and state
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| gptkbp:historical_context |
1960s and 1970s religious controversies
increased litigation over school prayer rise of secularism in education |
| gptkbp:historical_debate |
1987-04-22
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
FFRF v. Abington School District
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| gptkbp:impact |
school district policies
public school policies court rulings on prayer public education practices |
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:First_Amendment
gptkb:Fourteenth_Amendment gptkb:legal_case |
| gptkbp:is_cited_in |
482 U. S. 578
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| gptkbp:is_involved_in |
gptkb:Freedom_From_Religion_Foundation
Abington School District |
| gptkbp:legal_issue |
affirmed lower court ruling
school-sponsored prayer established legal precedent expanded interpretation of the First Amendment |
| gptkbp:legal_representation |
gptkb:political_movement
private attorneys |
| gptkbp:legislation |
gptkb:Equal_Access_Act
gptkb:Religious_Freedom_Restoration_Act |
| gptkbp:notable_event |
gptkb:Engel_v._Vitale
gptkb:Lemon_v._Kurtzman |
| gptkbp:outcome |
gptkb:majority_opinion
impact on future cases ruled unconstitutional influenced public opinion on school prayer shaped legal discourse on religion in schools |
| gptkbp:precedent |
subsequent cases on school prayer
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| gptkbp:public_perception |
gptkb:Justice_Rehnquist
gptkb:Justice_O'_Connor controversial opposition from religious groups support for secularism |
| gptkbp:significance |
First Amendment rights
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Freedom_From_Religion_Foundation
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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