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School District of Abington Township v. Schempp (1963) Definition
In this U.S. Supreme Court decision, the Court held that laws requiring religious activity in public schools—including Bible readings and the recitation of the Lord's Prayer—violated the First Amendment establishment clause. More recent Supreme Court decisions have called the reasoning in Abington Township, and similar establishment clause cases, into question.