Understanding Original Intent and Stare Decisis: Two Methods of Interpreting the Establishment Clause.

Seigler, Timothy John

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ERIC Number: EJ674561

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Publication Date: 2003

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Understanding Original Intent and Stare Decisis: Two Methods of Interpreting the Establishment Clause.

Seigler, Timothy John

Educational Administration Quarterly, v39 n2 p208-37 Apr 2003

Discusses how school administrators can use the legal concepts of original intent and "stare decisis" to interpret the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment when faced with issues involving religion in the schools. (Contains 34 references.)(PKP)

Descriptors: Administrator Role, Elementary Secondary Education, School Law, State Church Separation

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Establishment Clause; First Amendment

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