Arch R. Everson
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Arch R. Everson was the New Jersey taxpayer who challenged state-funded transportation for parochial school students in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Everson v. Board of Education, which helped define the modern interpretation of the Establishment Clause.
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| Arch R. Everson canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
litigant
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person ⓘ taxpayer ⓘ |
| caseCitation |
Everson v. Board of Education
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surface form:
Everson v. Board of Education, 330 U.S. 1 (1947)
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| caseDecidedBy | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| caseDecisionYear | 1947 ⓘ |
| challengedPolicyOf |
Ewing Public Schools
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surface form:
Ewing Township Board of Education
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| constitutionalProvisionAppliedVia |
Fourteenth Amendment
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surface form:
Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
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| constitutionalProvisionInvoked | First Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| governmentProgramChallenged | reimbursement of transportation costs for children attending parochial schools ⓘ |
| helpedDefine | modern interpretation of the Establishment Clause ⓘ |
| helpedEstablish | principle of separation of church and state in U.S. constitutional law ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | involved in a landmark Establishment Clause case ⓘ |
| legalAction | challenged state-funded transportation for parochial school students ⓘ |
| legalClaimBasis |
Establishment Clause
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surface form:
Establishment Clause of the First Amendment
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| legalIssue |
application of the Establishment Clause to state and local governments
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constitutionality of public aid that indirectly benefits religious schools ⓘ |
| notableFor | Everson v. Board of Education ⓘ |
| opposed | public reimbursement of bus fares for parochial school students ⓘ |
| partyInCase | Everson v. Board of Education ⓘ |
| religiousContext | parochial (religious) schools ⓘ |
| residence |
New Jersey, United States
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surface form:
New Jersey
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| roleInLawsuit | plaintiff ⓘ |
| stateInvolved |
New Jersey, United States
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surface form:
New Jersey
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