Education Law, Constitutional Law
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Case Details
Successfully defended the School District of the Chathams against a constitutional challenge to its social studies curriculum, which included instructional content about Islam. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed the District Court's summary judgment, ruling that the curriculum did not violate the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment as it was presented in an academic context and did not amount to religious coercion.
Additional Notes
The Third Circuit panel affirmed the District Court’s summary judgment ruling in favor of the school district. Relying on the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2022 ruling in Kennedy v. Bremerton School District, the Third Circuit applied a historical approach rather than the Lemon test, focusing on whether the government action resembled a historical practice and understandings of establishing religion.