How do we Separate Church and State? | Lemon v. Kurtzman

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In episode 59 of Supreme Court Briefs, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island try to help out struggling private schools. But wait, what about the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment?
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Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
June 19, 1968
The Pennsylvania General Assembly passes a law called the Pennsylvania Non-Public Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1968. I know, I know. Impressive name for a law, right? Anyway, the law said the state government could supplement the salaries of teachers of secular subjects in religious schools, as well as pay for their textbooks and other instructional materials. Look, the reason why they passed this law is because religious schools were struggling and needed help.
Under the law, eligible teachers could only get the funding if they taught courses offered in the public schools, using only materials used in the public schools, and couldn’t teach courses in religion. At the time, 25% of Pennsylvania’s students attended private schools, and about 95% of those were Roman Catholic schools
But hold on sonny boy. This was tax-payer money to church-affiliated schools. Didn’t that go against the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment? Ya know, the one that said the government couldn’t establish any religion?
Well this lemon thought so. No, not that lemon. Yeah, THAT Lemon. Alton J. Lemon, the First Amendment Hero himself. After criticizing the law at a Philadelphia American Civil Liberties Union meeting, a bunch of folks organized and asked him to be the lead plaintiff to fight the law. He was a tax-paying, Pennsylvania citizen, after all, with a kid attending public school there. Lemon was like “sure,” and yep, Philadelphia newspapers literally called him a “First Amendment Hero” for volunteering as tribute.
Anyway, Lemon and the others claimed that Pennsylvania went against the First Amendment by “respecting” an establishment of religion, especially since the Catholic Church seemed to benefit a lot from it. Representing the other side was David Kurtzman, the Superintendent of Public Instruction of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Well, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania dismissed the case. However, Rhode Island had ALSO passed a similar law, and after it passed had citizens that fought it in court. Oh, and IT’S district court sided with the citizens.
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Overruled by Kennedy v Bremerton School District (2022)

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@@iammrbeat Imagine a non-christian running for President.

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Wow, thanks for the kind words. That means a lot. I'm glad you dig them, and it just makes my day that law students find them useful. There are so many cases to remember!

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Entanglement needs a definition. Based on my understanding... The separation of Church and state is a separation of powers. Civil and ecclesiastic authority resides in different bodies in order to have checks and balances which operate in common law structure. State law determines legality and Church doctrines determine morality. Phrased differently, the state can make an act illegal but cannot make any act guilty (sin). Church doctrines determine which acts are guilty (sin) but cannot make any act illegal. A defendant may choose a bench trial in which the laws of the state will be applied without regard to morality, or they may choose a trial by jury in which the jurors are sworn to give a true verdict. An intrinsically innocent act cannot be converted into a crime by the state. This separation of powers also permits a specialization of labor. If held to the limitations within the Christian bible, "the sword" is only to be used against those who do evil. The state gains legitimacy because it is not dividing people and creating turmoil in attempts to force people to be virtuous; and the Church is free to extol the highest virtues because it does not bear "the sword" to force virtuous behavior. This separation of powers creates a middle ground where people are free to use their discretion. ... A unified civil/ecclesiastic authority will compromise the virtues it preaches because they must be watered down enough to be enforced; and the state will be oppressive and tyrannical because force will be used in efforts to create virtuous behavior.

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Cool video. Would be nice to do a similar series (presidential and briefs) but with amendments, the whole process and the end vote for each).

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I plan on it for the fall!

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Am I the only one waiting for the 2020 edition of "Presidential Election In American History?"

[@iammrbeat]

Did you see the message at the end of this video?

[@francoricci6066]

@@iammrbeat oh, now I see. I didn't pay atention. Also thanks for this video. In my opinion, I belive, as a catoholic that state should be separate from church as in the catoholic values, which I mostly share, is helping the poor, and we can't help the poor by using their taxes on endoctrination

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When is the 2020 election video coming?

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This month

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Next week

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I guess I should have released it a bit earlier!

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I'm big on separation of church and state, but I actually wasn't immediately sure on that one. I mean, it's not a slam dunk like it would be if, I don't know, the government decided to do something crazy like establish the existence and virtue of god on all of the money they issue. You know, just as an example.

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What about the separation between lemons and steak? 🍋 🥩

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LOL

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Underrated comment

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You gotta do the Standard Oil case!!

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You should make a Supreme Court Briefs on Atkins v. Virginia

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It's a great day when Mr. Beat uploads Great video!

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Will you add the outcome of the impeachment trial in the senate in your presidential election video or are you just going to post the video before we know what the outcome will be?

[@iammrbeat]

No, I'm already making the video. I might add that for the 2024 election video, however.

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@@iammrbeat That would be an interesting to talk about then but you can still say Trump is the first president in American history to be impeached twice by the house of representatives in your presidential election video.

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Consider looking into the case of Crawford v. Washington. It was mentioned in Season 4 Episode 10 of Better Call Saul.

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Could you explained the most recent Supreme Court case of Bostock v. Clayton County?

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Do Harris Funeral Homes v. EEOC or Altitude Express v. Zarda

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Two really important recent cases!

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Justice White, Justice Black, Justice Blackmun

[@chuckwagon9973]

The Lemon test seem fine but there should be a way to help private schools strugling financially without donating to a church. It seems pretty obvious that these laws were meant to give children in those private schools a better education, not to side with any religions

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well,if your public school is not religious then it can get more donations that way. My tax money is NOT going to your fucking religious school.

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Thank you for the message at the end. I am looking forward to learning what role the late Hugo Chávez played in the ballot process. Something to do with delivering pizzas to Hillary and Chad, oh wait Chad messed up the 2000 election in Miami-Dade. You Americans have a very confusing electoral system, a foreigner like me can hardly keep up.

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Oh boy, I guess the comment section will be interesting. :/

[@patbrazill07]

Do Goss v. Lopez! It's another important Supreme Court decision dealing with student rights in public schools.

[@devingiles6597]

Mr. Beat, you should cover FCC v. AT&T in a future Supreme Court Briefs video.

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Holy crap, what a great suggestion. You have the best suggestions, Devin.

[@michaelmilam7285]

Judging by the current Supreme Court, a lot of your case videos like this one are going to be redundant soon lol

[@maxblechman2665]

Can you do a video on Mayo v. Satan? It’s one of my favorite cases out there.

[@iammrbeat]

I love that case, too, but it's not a Supreme Court case...just a federal case.

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Mayo v. Satan?So it was Pete Buttiegige against George Soros? (sorry I had to)

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@@iammrbeat Huh?

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watching this in the wake of Carson v. Makin

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Thank you! :D

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With how controversial the 2020 election was, I imagine you’re having a difficult time fitting all the information into a neat little package. Today’s video was great nonetheless!

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Just watched the last seconds of the video, I am excited!

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Yeah it was tough to whittle it down.

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Man you have got to do a Top 10/5 first ladies

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That would be perfect timing too. Since president's day is next week.

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Heck yeah

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Government funding of religious schools happens in Australia as well. Do you have a video on Runyon v. McCrary, which prohibited segregation academies, ie private schools that discriminated by race?

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Also here’s a video request: Comparing Trinidad and Tobago. (The country in the lesser antilles)

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That's on my list. Great suggestion!

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As I understand it this series doesn't get a ton of views but when you do do the next one what about Nixon v United States?

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Kennedy v. Bremerton School District officially overturned it

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Well when courts hand you lemons am I right?

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Exactly

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@mrbeat make a video on Trump V Hawaii

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I plan on it!

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I think you'd find the case of Downes v Bidwell interesting, considering they were part of the "Insular Cases" that defined the political classification of the US territories. Thought it'd seem relevant considering all the talk about PR statehood.

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It made a distinction between Alaska, Hawaii, and the other continetal and the other insular territories.

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When will the 2020 election video be out?

[@theflaggedyoutuberii4311]

First of all, the government didn't establish a religion, it's just supplemented already previously existing one, in this case, *Catholicism* when the Constitution talks about establishing a religion is talking about a 'state religion' in layman's terms, the government saying one religion is correct while the other religion isn't.

[@iammrbeat]

But sometimes favoring one religion can, in effect, have similar consequences to establishing a religion. Does that make sense?

[@theflaggedyoutuberii4311]

@@iammrbeat I guess it depends on your examples; and what do you mean by "favoring" if you're talkin about finances, ¿then is religion favoring the state when it's followers pay state and federal taxes? If not, then, it's hard for me to see how when the government does vice versa that's "favoring" religion.

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@@theflaggedyoutuberii4311 Are followers of a religion not also citizens of a country? You might have a point if churches were paying taxes, but of course they are not.

[@theflaggedyoutuberii4311]

@@Quintinohthree ¿Is definition of being a 'citizen' of the United States is paying taxes? ¿Illegal immigrants pay taxes are they a citizen? In your opinion is paying taxes the requirement of being a 'citizen?' ¿Are you automatically a citizen because you pay taxes? ¿What's your point? ¿Who's even talking to you; ¿are you mr. beat Jr.?

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@@theflaggedyoutuberii4311 My point is that followers of a religion are not exempt from paying taxes, but religions are. Expecting followers of a religion to be exempt from taxes is absurd, as is thinking that religious people paying taxes is akin to religions paying taxes. In any case, you are focussing on the wrong thing here, as seems to be a quality of yours. It's not a question of who exactly a citizen is and who pays taxes, it's a question of what constitutes an establishment of religion. Clearly, individual followers of a religion do not constitute an establishment of religion. As to who is talking to me, you are. You are commenting publicly on a platform available to all. All may read and all may reply. If you'd rather not recieve replies from anyone and everyone, you may restrict yourself to a private exchange where only those you choose may read and reply.

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Hey Mr.Beat!

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There you are, Harry. Wassup.

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How come a justice abstained in one of the cases? And yes I do like lemons! (but does he mean the fruit or the family???)

[@iammrbeat]

For some reason, Marshall didn't hear the arguments for this case.

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3:42 I love how the supreme court decided to clarify vague wording using _more_ vague wording, What the heck does "Excessive Entanglement" mean?

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Thanks for making history and America so interesting

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Well thank _you_ for the kind words.

[@victoriabaker6943]

I am very much a believer in the separation of church & state. If the “church” receives any funding then they have to pay taxes like any other business. If this is the case a tax will hurt the very small religious orders only to benefit the larger ones. Today’s MEGA churches reap millions of dollars, getting involved in politics that have disrupted the selection process of people running for local & federal offices. Government & religion do not mix as has been seen in through centuries. A “state mandated” religion will give more power to one & the non recognized religions will leave or cease to exist.

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2020 election video is next

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Horay!

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Hey, Mr. Beat! Can you please do a Supreme Court Briefs video on FCC v. Fox Television Stations? Pretty please?

[@iammrbeat]

Another good one!

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Supreme Court of 1971: "This is a valid point with multiple perspectives, we have to maintain the separation of church and state!" Supreme Court of 2022: "Let's take a prayer before we destroy American freedom."

[@JasmineJu]

Here is Canada, publically funded Catholic schools are enshrined in the continuation, but because Canada is supposed to be secular, these schools are not supposed to refuse non Catholic students. Which is why growing up I was sent to a Catholic school because my parents didn't like the public option.

[@Dystopia3030]

So how do you feel about kennedy v bremerton? Lemon v kurtzman and the subsequent lemon test was overturned after that case. How do we enforce the establishment clause now?

[@moses4769]

It's always a good day when a Supreme Court brief is uploaded! Since it's Black History month, can you do Gayle v. Browder?

[@iammrbeat]

Well thank you! Surprisingly, that Gayle v. Browder case never made it to the Supreme Court. Regardless, great suggestion.

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@@iammrbeat oh I thought that was a supreme court case, thanks for correcting me! Is there any Supreme Court Cases that are black history related that you think you could do this month?

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Is this video reference to what’s going on in Iowa’s charter school voucher controversy going on right now doing right now Mr Beat? If so thank you

[@iammrbeat]

It's certainly related!

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The rise is Christian nationalism in America is frightening and sad. Separation of church and state has gone out the window all over this country.

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How can this ruling still hold whole states like Arizona pass laws giving state-funded vouchers for parents to spend on private schools, and those schools which benefit from it are also disproportionately Christian ones?

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It was overruled in 2022

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please do a video on the presidency of William Henry Harrison

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It will be 30 seconds long. haha, but seriously yes I plan on it eventually

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Are you going to do a video on the Presidential Election of 2020?

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Did you not see the video?

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Can you tell me the name of that ONE judge that didn't side with Lemon on the Rhode Island case?

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I've got a teacher called Mr Lemon, so I think I'm desensitized to how funny that name is

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And I had a student in class named Lemon!

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This has been overturned today with Kennedy vs Bremerton

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Well thank you. :D

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About that,

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[@gaotosky1010]

Is the 2020 election next?

[@mikaelleonbriones6356]

Did you see his message at the end of this vid?

[@The_Poro_King]

Yes in 7 days(week)

[@BimJim2901]

When will the 2020 election video be online ?

[@4scended498]

Mr brest give me money

[@hurricaneforce5259]

Hey uh, are we gonna get a Presidential Election of 2020 video?

[@iammrbeat]

You must have not watched 'till the end ;)

[@hurricaneforce5259]

@@iammrbeat Oh dear...

[@GloryToByzantiumOfficial]

Simple answer, we don’t. ☦️🗿

[@linlenny1392]

I just found out he’s dead. We lost a true hero.

[@jaydenbrockington4525]

Gotta be honest. I don’t like separation of church and state* I feel like if a smaller government wants to support its local religious institutions it should have the power too, if people don’t like it they should vote. But not on the county, state, and federal level, and not in anyway that actively or passively hinders free practice of another religion or lack there of.

[@heroray87]

I completely disagree but I respect such a unique opinion. Personally I believe having a government with religion may just hold us back and we should keep secular

[@afterburn8239]

Idea: do a Vice President tier ranking

[@alexanderg1297]

Will you ever do Paramount Pictures v. United States?

[@iammrbeat]

Yeah, it's on my list. A very important and relevant case!

[@vrimb1]

We having a lemon party

[@michaelp3464]

Do a video on the 2020 USA election. It will update the series of the presidential elections in American history lol

[@herschelwright4663]

Do national socialist party of America v. Village of Skokie.

[@iammrbeat]

That's a good suggestion!

[@ricky99la]

Looking forward to the 2020 Presidential Election Video 👀

[@mikaelleonbriones6356]

God I need that video, we have been waiting for it for 4 years, 4YEARS!!!!

[@iammrbeat]

It's been weird making it.

[@PremierCCGuyMMXVI]

@@iammrbeat welp, at least the memes where good