Van Orden v. Perry
E38158
Establishment Clause case
First Amendment case
United States Supreme Court case
constitutional law case
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.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Establishment Clause case
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First Amendment case → United States Supreme Court case → constitutional law case → |
| areaOfLaw |
United States constitutional law
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law and religion in the United States → |
| challengedUnder |
Establishment Clause
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First Amendment to the United States Constitution → |
| chiefJusticeAtDecision |
William H. Rehnquist
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| citation |
125 S. Ct. 2854
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162 L. Ed. 2d 607 → 545 U.S. 677 → |
| concurringOpinionBy |
Stephen G. Breyer
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| constitutionalProvisionInterpreted |
First Amendment Establishment Clause
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| contrastWith |
McCreary County v. ACLU of Kentucky
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| court |
Supreme Court of the United States
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| decisionDate |
2005-06-27
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| decisionType |
fragmented decision
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| dissentingOpinionBy |
David H. Souter
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John Paul Stevens NERFINISHED → Ruth Bader Ginsburg → Sandra Day O’Connor → |
| docketNumber |
03-1500
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| holding |
Passive monuments with religious content on government property can be constitutional depending on context and history
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The Ten Commandments monument on the Texas State Capitol grounds does not violate the Establishment Clause → |
| joinedByInPlurality |
Anthony M. Kennedy
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Antonin Scalia NERFINISHED → Clarence Thomas NERFINISHED → |
| jurisdiction |
United States federal law
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| legalIssue |
Establishment Clause of the First Amendment
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constitutionality of religious displays on government property → |
| lowerCourtDisposition |
affirmed
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| majorityOpinionBy |
William H. Rehnquist
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| monumentLocation |
grounds of the Texas State Capitol
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| monumentState |
Texas
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| monumentSubject |
Ten Commandments
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| originatingCourt |
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
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| petitioner |
Thomas Van Orden
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| pluralityOpinionBy |
William H. Rehnquist
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| relatedCase |
McCreary County v. ACLU of Kentucky
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| respondent |
Rick Perry
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| respondentOffice |
Governor of Texas
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| resultForMonument |
monument upheld
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| stateParty |
Texas
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| subjectMatter |
church-state separation
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religious symbols in public spaces → |
| term |
2004 term
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| testApplied |
contextual analysis rather than strict Lemon test
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| vote |
5-4
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Establishment Clause
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keyCase |
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Lynch v. Donnelly
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relatedCase |