What was O'Hair's famous lawsuit that reached the Supreme Court?
Roe v. Wade
Murray v. Curlett
Brown v. Board of Education
Obergefell v. Hodges
Answer
In Murray v. Curlett, Madalyn Murray O'Hair, an outspoken atheist and founder of the American Atheists, sued the Baltimore City Public School System over the required recitation of the Lord's Prayer and Bible reading in public schools. O'Hair argued that these practices violated the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment, which prohibits the government from establishing or favoring a religion.
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