Edwards v. Aguillard
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Edwards v. Aguillard is a 1987 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down a Louisiana law requiring the teaching of creationism alongside evolution in public schools as a violation of the Establishment Clause.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Edwards v. Aguillard canonical | 5 |
| Don Aguillard, et al. v. Edwin W. Edwards, Governor of Louisiana, et al. | 1 |
| Louisiana Creationism Act | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Edwards v. Aguillard Context triple: [State of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes, relatedCase, Edwards v. Aguillard]
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A.
Lee v. Weisman
Lee v. Weisman is a 1992 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held clergy-led prayer at public school graduation ceremonies unconstitutional under the Establishment Clause.
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B.
Lemon v. Kurtzman
Lemon v. Kurtzman is a 1971 U.S. Supreme Court case that established the "Lemon test" for determining whether government actions violate the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.
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C.
Wisconsin v. Yoder
Wisconsin v. Yoder is a landmark 1972 U.S. Supreme Court case that held compulsory school attendance laws could not be applied in a way that violated Amish parents’ religious freedom.
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D.
Zelman v. Simmons-Harris
Zelman v. Simmons-Harris is a 2002 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld a school voucher program, ruling that public funds could be used for tuition at religious schools without violating the Establishment Clause.
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E.
Engel v. Vitale
Engel v. Vitale is a 1962 U.S. Supreme Court case that ruled state-sponsored prayer in public schools unconstitutional under the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Edwards v. Aguillard Target entity description: Edwards v. Aguillard is a 1987 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down a Louisiana law requiring the teaching of creationism alongside evolution in public schools as a violation of the Establishment Clause.
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A.
Lee v. Weisman
Lee v. Weisman is a 1992 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held clergy-led prayer at public school graduation ceremonies unconstitutional under the Establishment Clause.
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B.
Lemon v. Kurtzman
Lemon v. Kurtzman is a 1971 U.S. Supreme Court case that established the "Lemon test" for determining whether government actions violate the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.
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C.
Wisconsin v. Yoder
Wisconsin v. Yoder is a landmark 1972 U.S. Supreme Court case that held compulsory school attendance laws could not be applied in a way that violated Amish parents’ religious freedom.
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D.
Zelman v. Simmons-Harris
Zelman v. Simmons-Harris is a 2002 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld a school voucher program, ruling that public funds could be used for tuition at religious schools without violating the Establishment Clause.
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E.
Engel v. Vitale
Engel v. Vitale is a 1962 U.S. Supreme Court case that ruled state-sponsored prayer in public schools unconstitutional under the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Establishment Clause case
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First Amendment case ⓘ United States Supreme Court case ⓘ |
| appliesTo | public elementary and secondary schools ⓘ |
| citesConstitutionalProvision |
Establishment Clause
ⓘ
First Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| concernsStatute |
Edwards v. Aguillard
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Louisiana Creationism Act
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| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| findsEffect | advances a particular religious belief ⓘ |
| findsPrimaryPurpose | to endorse a particular religious doctrine ⓘ |
| geographicalJurisdiction |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasArgumentDate | 1986-12-10 ⓘ |
| hasCitation | 482 U.S. 578 ⓘ |
| hasConcurrenceBy |
John Paul Stevens
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Lewis F. Powell Jr. ⓘ Sandra Day O’Connor ⓘ
surface form:
Sandra Day O'Connor
|
| hasCourt | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| hasDecisionDate | 1987-06-19 ⓘ |
| hasDissentBy |
Antonin Scalia
ⓘ
William H. Rehnquist ⓘ |
| hasDocketNumber | 85-1513 ⓘ |
| hasFullName |
Edwards v. Aguillard
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Don Aguillard, et al. v. Edwin W. Edwards, Governor of Louisiana, et al.
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| hasImpactOn |
science education in public schools
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subsequent litigation over intelligent design and creationism ⓘ |
| hasLegalIssue |
Establishment Clause
ⓘ
surface form:
Establishment Clause of the First Amendment
balanced treatment of creationism and evolution ⓘ teaching of creationism in public schools ⓘ |
| hasMajorityJoiner |
Antonin Scalia
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surface form:
Antonin Scalia (in part and in the judgment? -> incorrect)
Harry A. Blackmun ⓘ John Paul Stevens ⓘ Sandra Day O’Connor ⓘ
surface form:
Sandra Day O'Connor
Thurgood Marshall ⓘ |
| hasMajorityOpinionBy | William J. Brennan Jr. ⓘ |
| hasStateInvolved | Louisiana ⓘ |
| hasVote | 7-2 ⓘ |
| holds |
Louisiana Creationism Act is unconstitutional
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law requiring teaching of creation science alongside evolution violates the Establishment Clause ⓘ |
| overrulesOrInvalidates | Louisiana law requiring balanced treatment for creation science and evolution ⓘ |
| relatedCase |
Epperson v. Arkansas
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Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District ⓘ Lemon v. Kurtzman ⓘ |
| relatesTo |
creation science
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teaching of evolution in public schools ⓘ |
| topic |
constitutional law
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religion in public education ⓘ separation of church and state ⓘ |
| usesTest | Lemon test ⓘ |
| yearDecided | 1987 ⓘ |
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Subject: Edwards v. Aguillard Description of subject: Edwards v. Aguillard is a 1987 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down a Louisiana law requiring the teaching of creationism alongside evolution in public schools as a violation of the Establishment Clause.
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