From: Bill Lucy 

In article <392865C1.109FD43E{at}pacbell.net>, sdurrett{at}pacbell.net says...
> Bill -
>
< I was thinking specifically of McCollum v. Bd. of Education. That to
> me was the
> seminal case, since it involved religious instruction during school
> hours >>
>
> Sounds reasonable. I always focus on Gitlow, since reversing that
> reverses all of the incorporation cases, nailing freedom of religion,
> freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and defendant's rights at one
> fell swoop. I'm sure that would go a long way to making Reps. Barr and
> Aderholt happy.

It's good to follow the trail, though. With freedom of religion, one could
reasonably start with Gitlow or Pierce v. Society of Sisters (also from the
1925 term), which invalidated an Oregon law requiring parents to send their
children to public schools until they had completed the eight grade. Then
came Everson v. Board of Education (1947), which allowed public busing to
parochial schools. Then McCollum, then Zorach v. Clausen, then Engle v.
Vitale, etc.

Wow! A paper all ready to go!

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