Abington School District v. Schempp
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Abington School District v. Schempp is a 1963 U.S. Supreme Court case that held mandatory Bible readings in public schools unconstitutional under the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Abington School District v. Schempp canonical | 3 |
| Abington School District et al. v. Schempp et al. | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1572493 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Abington School District v. Schempp Context triple: [Engel v. Vitale, relatedCase, Abington School District v. Schempp]
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A.
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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B.
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.
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C.
Everson v. Board of Education
Everson v. Board of Education is a 1947 U.S. Supreme Court case that applied the First Amendment’s Establishment Clause to the states and articulated the modern “wall of separation between church and state” doctrine.
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D.
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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E.
Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District
Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District is a 1969 U.S. Supreme Court case that established students do not lose their First Amendment free speech rights at school, so long as their expression does not substantially disrupt the educational environment.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Abington School District v. Schempp Target entity description: Abington School District v. Schempp is a 1963 U.S. Supreme Court case that held mandatory Bible readings in public schools unconstitutional under the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.
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A.
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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B.
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.
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C.
Everson v. Board of Education
Everson v. Board of Education is a 1947 U.S. Supreme Court case that applied the First Amendment’s Establishment Clause to the states and articulated the modern “wall of separation between church and state” doctrine.
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D.
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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E.
Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District
Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District is a 1969 U.S. Supreme Court case that established students do not lose their First Amendment free speech rights at school, so long as their expression does not substantially disrupt the educational environment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
First Amendment case
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United States Supreme Court case ⓘ landmark case ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
United States constitutional law
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church–state separation law ⓘ |
| arguedDate | 1962-02-27 ⓘ |
| citation |
10 L. Ed. 2d 844
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374 U.S. 203 ⓘ 83 S. Ct. 1560 ⓘ |
| concurrenceBy |
William J. Brennan Jr.
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William O. Douglas ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvision |
Establishment Clause
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First Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ Fourteenth Amendment ⓘ
surface form:
Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
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| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| decidedWith | Murray v. Curlett ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1963-06-17 ⓘ |
| dissentBy | Potter Stewart ⓘ |
| docketNumber | 142 ⓘ |
| fullCaseName |
Abington School District v. Schempp
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Abington School District et al. v. Schempp et al.
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| holding |
Mandatory Bible readings in public schools violate the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment as applied to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment
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State-sponsored devotional Bible reading and recitation of the Lord’s Prayer in public schools are unconstitutional ⓘ |
| impact | limited the role of organized religious exercises in public schools ⓘ |
| issue | constitutionality of mandatory Bible readings in public schools ⓘ |
| joinedByMajority |
Byron R. White
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Earl Warren ⓘ Hugo L. Black ⓘ John M. Harlan II ⓘ Potter Stewart ⓘ William J. Brennan Jr. ⓘ William O. Douglas ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings | English ⓘ |
| legalSubject |
Establishment Clause
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First Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ
surface form:
First Amendment
constitutional law ⓘ |
| locationOfLowerCourt | United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| lowerCourtDecision | affirmed ⓘ |
| majorityBy | Tom C. Clark ⓘ |
| party |
Abington Township
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surface form:
Abington School District
Edward Schempp ⓘ Ellery Schempp ⓘ |
| rearguedDate | 1963-02-27 ⓘ |
| relatedCase |
Engel v. Vitale
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Lemon v. Kurtzman ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
religion in public schools
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school prayer ⓘ |
| term | 1962 Term ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Abington School District v. Schempp Description of subject: Abington School District v. Schempp is a 1963 U.S. Supreme Court case that held mandatory Bible readings in public schools unconstitutional under the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Abington School District v. Schempp
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fullCaseName
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Abington School District v. Schempp
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Abington School District et al. v. Schempp et al.