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Word of the Month for August 2019: Stare Decisis

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In School District of Abington Township, Pennsylvania v. In an 8-1 decision, the Court found that the Pennsylvania law and school-district practice violated the Establishment Clause and the Free Exercise Clause. According to Black's Law Dictionary, STARE DECISIS means: Latin: To stand by things decided. Schempp , 374 U.S.