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School District of Abington Township, Pennsylvania v. Schempp

School District of Abington Township, Pennsylvania v. Schempp: (1963)

The U.S. Supreme Court case in which the Court held that laws requiring religious activity in public schools — including Bible readings and the recitation of the Lord's Prayer — violate the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.

Full text: School District of Abington Township, Pennsylvania v. Schempp (Nolo)

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