Difference between revisions of "Lemon v. Kurtzman"
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Lemon vs. Kurtzman
403 U.S. 602
Decided: 1971
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# Not promote excessive entanglement between church & state. | # Not promote excessive entanglement between church & state. | ||
| − | The "Lemon Test" was the one applied to invalidate the Dover School Board's intelligent design policy in ''Kitzmiller v. Dover Independent School | + | The "Lemon Test" was the one applied to invalidate the Dover School Board's intelligent design policy in ''Kitzmiller v. Dover Independent School District.'' |
Revision as of 06:09, April 27, 2007
Lemon vs. Kurtzman was a landmark Supreme Court case iterating a strong test for separation of church & state under the First Amendment.
Under the "Lemon Test," to pass constitutional muster as a law that does not violate the Establishment Clause, a law must:
- Have a legitimate secular purpose, and,
- Not have the primary effect of either inhibiting or advancing religion, and,
- Not promote excessive entanglement between church & state.
The "Lemon Test" was the one applied to invalidate the Dover School Board's intelligent design policy in Kitzmiller v. Dover Independent School District.