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School Dist. Of Abington Tp. v. Schempp, 374 U.S. 203 (1963)
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School Dist. Of Abington Tp. v. Schempp, 374 U.S. 203 (1963)
School District of Abington Township, Pennsylvania v. Schempp No. 142 Argued February 27-28, 1963 Decided June 17, 1963 * 374 U.S. 203
APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
Syllabus
Because of the prohibition of the First Amendment against the enactment by Congress of any law "respecting an establishment of religion," which is made applicable to the States by the Fourteenth Amendment, no state law or school board may require that passages from the Bible be read or that the Lord’s Prayer be recited in the public schools of a State at the beginning of each school day -- even if individual students may be excused from attending or participating in such exercises upon written request of their parents. Pp. 205-227.
201 F.Supp. 815, affirmed.
228 Md. 239, 179 A.2d 698, reversed.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," School Dist. Of Abington Tp. v. Schempp, 374 U.S. 203 (1963) in 374 U.S. 203 374 U.S. 205. Original Sources, accessed November 24, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=1BPUJAACGWAZ9LW.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." School Dist. Of Abington Tp. v. Schempp, 374 U.S. 203 (1963), in 374 U.S. 203, page 374 U.S. 205. Original Sources. 24 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=1BPUJAACGWAZ9LW.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in School Dist. Of Abington Tp. v. Schempp, 374 U.S. 203 (1963). cited in 1963, 374 U.S. 203, pp.374 U.S. 205. Original Sources, retrieved 24 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=1BPUJAACGWAZ9LW.
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