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Establishment Clause

In United States law, the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, together with that Amendment's Free Exercise Clause, form the constitutional right of freedom of religion. The relevant constitutional text... Wikipedia
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The First Amendment's Establishment Clause prohibits the government from making any law “respecting an establishment of religion.” This clause not only ...
The Establishment clause prohibits the government from "establishing" a religion. The precise definition of "establishment" is unclear. Historically, it meant ...
The Establishment Clause acts as a double security, prohibiting both religious abuse of government and political control of religion. By it, the ...
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the ...
More broadly, the Establishment Clause provides a legal framework for resolving disagreements about the public role of religion in our increasingly pluralistic ...
Supreme Court to prevent government from either advancing (that is, establishing) or hindering religion, preferring one religion over others, or favoring ...
Amendment I. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, ...
Oct 17, 2023 · Establishment clause is often interpreted to mean that the Constitution requires the separation of church and state.
At an absolute minimum, the Establishment Clause was intended to prohibit the federal government from declaring and financially supporting a national religion, ...
The Supreme Court has often referred to government neutrality towards religion as its guiding principle in applying the Establishment Clause.