McCreary County v. ACLU of Kentucky
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McCreary County v. ACLU of Kentucky is a 2005 U.S. Supreme Court case in which the Court held that displaying the Ten Commandments in Kentucky courthouses violated the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.
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Target entity: McCreary County v. ACLU of Kentucky Context triple: [David H. Souter, notableCase, McCreary County v. ACLU of Kentucky]
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Bourke v. Beshear
Bourke v. Beshear was a landmark federal court case from Kentucky challenging the state's same-sex marriage ban, later incorporated into the U.S. Supreme Court’s Obergefell v. Hodges decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.
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County of Allegheny v. ACLU
County of Allegheny v. ACLU is a 1989 U.S. Supreme Court case that refined the interpretation of the Establishment Clause by addressing the constitutionality of religious holiday displays on government property.
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Alabama v. Shelton
Alabama v. Shelton is a 2002 U.S. Supreme Court case that held a suspended sentence that may result in imprisonment cannot be imposed unless the defendant was afforded the right to counsel.
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Van Orden v. Perry
Van Orden v. Perry is a 2005 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the constitutionality of a Ten Commandments monument on Texas State Capitol grounds against an Establishment Clause challenge.
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Gebhart v. Belton
Gebhart v. Belton was a landmark Delaware school segregation case whose rulings in favor of Black students became one of the four consolidated cases decided in Brown v. Board of Education, contributing to the Supreme Court’s rejection of “separate but equal” in public education.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: McCreary County v. ACLU of Kentucky Target entity description: McCreary County v. ACLU of Kentucky is a 2005 U.S. Supreme Court case in which the Court held that displaying the Ten Commandments in Kentucky courthouses violated the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.
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A.
Bourke v. Beshear
Bourke v. Beshear was a landmark federal court case from Kentucky challenging the state's same-sex marriage ban, later incorporated into the U.S. Supreme Court’s Obergefell v. Hodges decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.
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B.
County of Allegheny v. ACLU
County of Allegheny v. ACLU is a 1989 U.S. Supreme Court case that refined the interpretation of the Establishment Clause by addressing the constitutionality of religious holiday displays on government property.
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C.
Alabama v. Shelton
Alabama v. Shelton is a 2002 U.S. Supreme Court case that held a suspended sentence that may result in imprisonment cannot be imposed unless the defendant was afforded the right to counsel.
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D.
Van Orden v. Perry
Van Orden v. Perry is a 2005 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the constitutionality of a Ten Commandments monument on Texas State Capitol grounds against an Establishment Clause challenge.
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E.
Gebhart v. Belton
Gebhart v. Belton was a landmark Delaware school segregation case whose rulings in favor of Black students became one of the four consolidated cases decided in Brown v. Board of Education, contributing to the Supreme Court’s rejection of “separate but equal” in public education.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Establishment Clause case
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First Amendment case ⓘ United States Supreme Court case ⓘ United States constitutional law case ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
church–state separation
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religious freedom ⓘ |
| arguedDate | March 2, 2005 ⓘ |
| citation | 545 U.S. 844 ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvision |
Establishment Clause
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First Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionDate | June 27, 2005 ⓘ |
| dissentBy |
Anthony M. Kennedy
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Antonin Scalia ⓘ Clarence Thomas ⓘ Sandra Day O’Connor ⓘ William H. Rehnquist ⓘ |
| docketNumber | 03-1693 ⓘ |
| fullName |
McCreary County v. ACLU of Kentucky
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surface form:
McCreary County, Kentucky, et al. v. American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky, et al.
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| holding | Displays of the Ten Commandments in Kentucky courthouses violated the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment ⓘ |
| issue | Whether courthouse displays of the Ten Commandments had a predominantly religious purpose ⓘ |
| joinedByInMajority |
John Paul Stevens
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg ⓘ Sandra Day O’Connor ⓘ Stephen G. Breyer ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
federal judiciary of the United States
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surface form:
United States federal jurisdiction
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| legalPrinciple | Government action must have a secular legislative purpose to comply with the Establishment Clause ⓘ |
| legalTestApplied | purpose prong of the Lemon test ⓘ |
| locationOfDisplays | Kentucky county courthouses ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy | David H. Souter ⓘ |
| page | 844 ⓘ |
| petitioner |
McCreary County, Kentucky
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Pulaski County, Kentucky ⓘ |
| priorHistory |
McCreary County v. ACLU of Kentucky
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
ACLU of Kentucky v. McCreary County, 354 F.3d 438 (6th Cir. 2003)
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| relatedCase | Van Orden v. Perry ⓘ |
| reporter | United States Reports ⓘ |
| respondent |
ACLU of Kentucky
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American Civil Liberties Union ⓘ
surface form:
American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky
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| result | Affirmed the judgment of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ⓘ |
| stateParty |
McCreary County, Kentucky
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Pulaski County, Kentucky ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Ten Commandments displays in public buildings
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government display of religious texts ⓘ |
| volume | 545 ⓘ |
| yearDecided | 2005 ⓘ |
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Subject: McCreary County v. ACLU of Kentucky Description of subject: McCreary County v. ACLU of Kentucky is a 2005 U.S. Supreme Court case in which the Court held that displaying the Ten Commandments in Kentucky courthouses violated the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.
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