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What was the 2015 U.S. Supreme Court case Abbott advocated for regarding the Ten Commandments?

  • Abbott v. Perez

  • Fisher v. Texas

  • Van Orden v. Perry

  • King v. Burwell

Answer

Van Orden v. Perry was a 2015 U.S. Supreme Court case in which the court ruled 5-4 to strike down a Texas law that prohibited the display of the Ten Commandments on government property. The majority opinion, written by Justice Anthony Kennedy, held that the law violated the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment because it had the primary effect of endorsing religion.
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