Total run time:
27m
Amendments to the Constitution are almost as old as the Constitution itself. Learn more about the original “Amendments” (which we now call the Bill of Rights) as well as crucial later amendments that altered and extended the Constitution in new ways.
The Lemon Test, which is used to determine whether a law violates the Establishment Clause, came about in the 1971 Supreme Court case, Lemon v. Kurtzman. Has the Lemon Test been useful to evaluate such cases? What are the pros and cons of the test? T
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The Lemon Test, which is used to determine whether a law violates the Establishment Clause, came about in the 1971 Supreme Court case, Lemon v. Kurtzman. Has the Lemon Test been useful to evaluate such cases? What are the pros and cons of the test? This No. 86 video explores the history, effectiveness, and future of the Lemon Test.
As always, the Federalist Society takes no particular legal or public policy positions.
Differing Views:
The Lemon Test
https://www.pewforum.org/2009/05/14/shifting-boundaries6/
It’s Not Just the Test That’s a Lemon, It’s How Some Some Judges Apply It
https://www.pewforum.org/2009/05/14/shifting-boundaries6/
The Supreme Court’s Reasoning in the Bladensburg Cross Case Is a Mess
https://www.pewforum.org/2009/05/14/shifting-boundaries6/
Brief of Muslim Advocates as Amicus Curiae, The American Legion v. American Humanist Association, January 30, 2019
https://www.pewforum.org/2009/05/14/shifting-boundaries6/
Maryland cross case is a chance to rethink the establishment clause
https://www.pewforum.org/2009/05/14/shifting-boundaries6/
The Lemon Test and the Establishment Clause: A Proposal for Modification
https://www.pewforum.org/2009/05/14/shifting-boundaries6/
This Lemon Comes as a Lemon. The Lemon Test and the Pursuit of a Statute's Secular Purpose
https://www.pewforum.org/2009/05/14/shifting-boundaries6/
Total run time:
27m
Course:
Total videos:
8
Difficulty:
First Year
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