Properties (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
legal case
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| gptkbp:caseTypes |
70-138
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| gptkbp:court |
8-1
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| gptkbp:criteria |
Effect prong
Entanglement prong Purpose prong |
| gptkbp:decidedBy |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
June 28, 1971 |
| gptkbp:historical_analysis |
Debate on constitutional interpretation
Debate on educational equity Debate on public funding Debate on religious liberty |
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
Post-World_War_II_America
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Lemon v. Kurtzman
|
| gptkbp:impact |
Establishment Clause interpretation
Public funding for religious schools Influenced future cases regarding church and state separation |
| gptkbp:judges |
gptkb:Justice_Potter_Stewart
gptkb:Justice_William_H._Rehnquist Justice Harry Blackmun Supreme_Court's_role_in_constitutional_interpretation |
| gptkbp:jurisdiction |
gptkb:Pennsylvania
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
Foundation for future church-state cases
|
| gptkbp:legalStatus |
Cited in legal textbooks
Cited in law reviews Cited in constitutional law discussions Cited in education law discussions Guidance for state funding policies Injunction against state funding Establishment_Clause_of_the_First_Amendment Lemon_test_criteria |
| gptkbp:outcome |
Struck down state funding for religious schools
|
| gptkbp:politicalAffiliation |
gptkb:Alton_Lemon
gptkb:David_Kurtzman |
| gptkbp:politicalParty |
gptkb:Justice_William_J._Brennan_Jr.
|
| gptkbp:precedent |
Lemon test
|
| gptkbp:publicAccess |
Controversial decision
Opposition from religious organizations Support from secular groups |
| gptkbp:relatedPatent |
gptkb:Carson_v._Makin
gptkb:Espinoza_v._Montana_Department_of_Revenue gptkb:Trinity_Lutheran_Church_of_Columbia,_Inc._v._Comer gptkb:American_Legion_v._American_Humanist_Association gptkb:Board_of_Education_of_Kiryas_Joel_Village_School_District_v._Grumet gptkb:Agostini_v._Felton gptkb:Mitchell_v._Helms Separation of church and state Zobrest v. Catalina Foothills School District First_Amendment_rights |
| gptkbp:significance |
Clarified the separation of church and state
|