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Everson v. Board of Education

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Everson v. Board of Education, 330 U.S. 1 (1947), was a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court that applied the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to state law. Before this decision, the clause, which states, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion", restricted only the federal government, while many states continued to grant certain religious denominations legislative or effective privileges.

Everson v. Board of Education - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 1947 United States Supreme Court case Everson v. Board of Education Supreme Court of the United States Argued November 20, 1946 Decided February 10, 1947 Full case name Arch R. Everson v Board of Education of the Township of Ewing, et al. Citations 330 U.S. 1 ( more ) 67 S. Ct. 504; 91 L. Ed. 711; 1947 U.S. LEXIS 2959; 168 A.L.R. 1392 Case history Prior Everson sued as a school district taxpayer, judgment for plaintiff, 132 N.J.L. 98, 39 A.2d 75; New Jersey Court of Errors and Appeals reversed, 133

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