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U.S. Supreme Court Cases. Kyle Peck. McCreary County vs. ACLU of Kentucky 1. What happened?: Posting the Ten Commandments in courthouses Violation of the Establishment Clause Secular message?. spirituallysmart.blogspot.com. McCreary County vs. ACLU of Kentucky 2.
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U.S. Supreme Court Cases Kyle Peck
McCreary County vs. ACLU of Kentucky 1 • What happened?: Posting the Ten Commandments in courthouses • Violation of the Establishment Clause • Secular message? spirituallysmart.blogspot.com
McCreary County vs. ACLU of Kentucky 2 • Implemented in “Kentucky Law” • ACLU: 5, McCreary County: 4 • Public Buildings can’t express religious texts without a secular message
Epperson vs. Arkansas 1 • What happened?: Teaching of human evolution in public schools • Violated freedom of speech & Establishment Clause
Epperson vs. Arkansas 2 • Epperson 9, zero votes against • Ability to freely express ideologies in schools • “Schools may use Evolution to teach, but not to conform”