Meaning of establishment clause | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Alternative letter-case form of Establishment Clause.
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2. A clause in the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, stating Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion.

Examples

“The Lemon test appears to compartmentalize the factors that are dispositive in establishment clause cases and hints at precision in both analysis and outcome.”

“This Article shows, for the first time, how the Supreme Court transformed the Establishment Clause by gradually developing a new justification for the separation of church and state: guaranteeing the political equality of religious minorities.”

“Ten years ago, Frank Buono, a retired employee of the National Park Service, objected to the cross, saying it violated the establishment clause.”

“The free-exercise clause tells us that that religion is especially favored and the establishment clause tells us that it is especially feared (the state should avoid entanglement with that stuff).”

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