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Engel v. Vitale http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?c Source: FindLaw The complete 1962 U.S Supreme Court opinion in Engel v. Vitale, which held that the government may not compose an official prayer and require that it be read in public schools at the beginning of each school day. full description	What was Engel v. Vitale? What is the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment? What court decisions relate to freedom of religion? Does school prayer violate the Establishment Clause? Is school prayer constitutional? Do students have a right to freedom from religion in public schools? Do students have a right not to say a prayer in school?
Abington School Dist. v. Schempp http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?c Source: FindLaw The complete 1963 U.S. Supreme Court opinion in Abington School District v. Schempp, which held that public schools can not require that passages of the Bible be read at the beginning of the school day. full description	What was Abington School District v. Schempp? What is the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment? What court decisions relate to freedom of religion? Does school prayer violate the Establishment Clause? Is school prayer constitutional? Do students have a right to freedom from religion in public schools? Do students have a right not to recite the Bible in school?
County of Allegheny v. American Civil Liberties Union http://supct.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/historics/ Source: Cornell University Law School A case summary and complete opinion of the U.S. Supreme Court in the County of Allegheny v. American Civil Liberties Union. The case, decided in 1989, involved the constitutionality of holiday displays on public property in Pittsburgh. Includes the syllabus (summary of the case), final ruling, and judges' opinions. Justice Blackmun delivered the court's opinion. full description	What was the County of Allegheny v. American Civil Liberties Union? What is the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment? What court decisions relate to freedom of religion? Do religious holiday displays on public property violate the Establishment Clause? Are religious holiday displays constitutional? What was the final ruling of the Allegheny case?