Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
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| gptkbp:argued_on |
March 2, 2005
Heard by the Supreme Court. |
| gptkbp:case_analysis |
Analyzed under the Lemon test.
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| gptkbp:case_number |
Involved a 6-foot tall monument.
Involved a challenge to a religious display. Involved years of legal battles. |
| gptkbp:case_outcome |
Affirmed the lower court's ruling.
Set a standard for future cases. Court ruled it did not violate the Establishment Clause. Constitutional permissibility of the monument. Constitutionally allowed. Constitutionally permissible. Court ruled in favor of the monument. Court upheld the display. Influenced public policy on religious displays. Majority found it secular. Majority opinion emphasized historical context. Monument remains on public land. |
| gptkbp:case_significance |
Important for First Amendment jurisprudence.
Significant for religious expression in public spaces. Important for First Amendment rights. |
| gptkbp:case_types |
Constitutional law case
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| gptkbp:court |
Rehnquist Court.
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| gptkbp:decided_by |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
June 27, 2005 |
| gptkbp:dissenting_opinion |
gptkb:Justice_Antonin_Scalia
Dissent argued for stricter separation. |
| gptkbp:docket_number |
03-507.
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| gptkbp:election |
5-4
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| gptkbp:historical_context |
Post-9/11 America.
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Van Orden v. Perry
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| gptkbp:impact |
Public display of religious symbols
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| gptkbp:involved_parties |
gptkb:Thomas_Van_Orden
Gregory Perry |
| gptkbp:is_cited_in |
545 U. S. 677
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| gptkbp:judicial_review |
Reviewed by the Supreme Court.
Supreme Court review. |
| gptkbp:legal_context |
Debate over church and state.
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| gptkbp:legal_framework |
Set a precedent for similar cases.
First Amendment. Upheld the display. |
| gptkbp:legal_issue |
Establishment Clause
Focused on religious freedom. |
| gptkbp:legal_outcome |
Allowed religious symbols in public.
Allowed the monument to remain. Constitutional. |
| gptkbp:legal_principle |
Secular purpose test
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| gptkbp:legal_representation |
American Civil Liberties Union.
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Texas_State_Capitol
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| gptkbp:material |
Challenged by a local resident.
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| gptkbp:outcome |
The court ruled in favor of Perry.
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| gptkbp:precedent |
Establishment Clause interpretation
Influenced future Establishment Clause cases. Influenced future cases on religious displays. |
| gptkbp:public_perception |
gptkb:Justice_Stephen_Breyer
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| gptkbp:public_reaction |
Mixed reactions from the public.
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| gptkbp:related_cases |
Mc Creary County v. ACLU.
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| gptkbp:related_to |
gptkb:Ten_Commandments_monument
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| gptkbp:significance |
Clarified legal standards for religious displays.
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:American_Legion_v._American_Humanist_Association
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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