Abington School District v. Schempp | |
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Argued February 27–28, 1963 Decided June 17, 1963 | |
Full case name | School District of Abington Township, Pennsylvania, et al. v. Edward Schempp, et al.; Murray, et al. v. Curlett, et al., Constituting the Board of School Commissioners of Baltimore City |
Citations | 374 U.S. 203 (more) 83 S. Ct. 1560; 10 L. Ed. 2d 844; 1963 U.S. LEXIS 2611 |
Case history | |
Prior | Schempp v. School District of Abington Township, 201 F. Supp. 815 (E.D. Pa. 1962); probable jurisdiction noted, 371 U.S. 807 (1962).
Murray v. Curlett, 228 Md. 239, 179 A.2d 698 (1962); cert. granted, 371 U.S. 809 (1962). |
Holding | |
Legally sanctioned or officially mandated Bible reading and prayer in public schools is unconstitutional. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Clark, joined by Warren, Black, Douglas, Harlan, Brennan, White, Goldberg |
Concurrence | Douglas |
Concurrence | Brennan |
Concurrence | Goldberg, joined by Harlan |
Dissent | Stewart |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Const. amends. I, XIV |
Abington School District v. Schempp, 374 U.S. 203 (1963),[1] was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court decided 8–1 in favor of the respondent, Edward Schempp, on behalf of his son Ellery Schempp, and declared that school-sponsored Bible reading and the recitation of the Lord's Prayer in public schools in the United States was unconstitutional.[2][3]