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establishment clause

establishment clause is the alternative letter-case form of Establishment Clause.

Proper noun capitalized: Establishment Clause

Establishment Clause

  1. A clause in the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, stating Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion.
    • The Lemon test appears to compartmentalize the factors that are dispositive in establishment clause cases and hints at precision in both analysis and outcome.1989 May, William B. Petersen, ““A Picture Held Us Captive”: Conceptual Confusion and the Lemon Test”, in University of Pennsylvania Law Review, volume 137, number 5, →ISSN, →JSTOR, page 1829
    • 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.2002 May, Noah Feldman, “From Liberty to Equality: The Transformation of the Establishment Clause”, in California Law Review, volume 90, number 3, →ISSN, →JSTOR, page 676

Questions about establishment clause

What does establishment clause mean?
Establishment clause means a clause in the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, stating Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion.
What is establishment clause the alternative letter-case form of?
Establishment clause is the alternative letter-case form of Establishment Clause.
What part of speech is establishment clause?
Establishment clause is a proper noun.

Words near establishment clause in the dictionary

  1. establishing
  2. establishing shot
  3. establishing shots
  4. establishings
  5. establishment
  6. establishment clause
  7. establishment growth
  8. establishment of the port
  9. establishment Republican
  10. establishment Republicans
  11. establishmentarian

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