Lemon v. Kurtzman (1971)
- The case which created the Lemon Test which is used to determine if legislation meets the Establishment Clause of the US Constitution
Issues & Arguments
- Whether statutes that provide state funding for non-public, non-secular schools violate the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment
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Timeline
- On Mar 3, 1971 the case was argued in front of the Supreme Court
- A decision was presented on Jun 28, 1971
Outcome
- They reached a 8-1 decision in favor of Lemon that the Rhode Island statute is unconstitutional under the religion clause of First Amendment for excessive entanglement of state and church
- They reached a 8-0 decision in favor of Lemon that the Pennsylvania statute is unconstitutional under the religion clause of First Amendment for excessive entanglement of state and church
- Justice Thurgood Marshall did not participate in this decision
- Created the Lemon Test