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Impact Of 2001 - 2016 Supreme Court Establishment Clause Cases, Nicole Cumming
Impact Of 2001 - 2016 Supreme Court Establishment Clause Cases, Nicole Cumming
Honors Theses
This study will look at United States Supreme Court Establishment Clause cases from 2001-2016. During those 16 years, the Court decided 1,276 cases. Only 10 of those cases dealt with the establishment clause.
At an absolute minimum, the Establishment Clause was intended to prohibit the federal government from declaring and financially supporting a national religion, which existed in many other countries at the time of America's founding. This idea has become vital to the values Americans hold dear. Throughout history, religious freedom and tolerance have been celebrated, and most of that is due to the Establishment Clause. However, there is …