1980+Stone+v.+Graham




 * Summary: ** North Dakota passed a law requiring the display of the Ten Commandments. The U.S. Supreme Court held (5-4) that the practice of displaying the Ten Commandments was unconstitutional because it violated the establishment clause of the First Amendment, claiming that it promotes a religious belief, which is not acceptable unless it has a secular purpose. If someone suspects that a particular religion is being endorsed, then there is possibly a violation of the Establishment Clause.


 * Impact on today’s classroom: ** Religious posters and artifacts should not be displayed unless it passes the //Lemon Test//:
 * 1) It must have a secular purpose
 * 2) It must neither advance nor inhibit religion
 * 3) It must not create excessive entanglement