The Establishment Clause is a provision in the First Amendment of the United States Constitution that prohibits the government from establishing an official religion or unduly favoring one religion over another. It essentially ensures a separation of church and state, preventing the government from becoming too involved in religious affairs.
The court case that specifically relates the Establishment Clause to the Bill of Rights is Everson v. Board of Education (1947). In this landmark decision, the Supreme Court held that the Establishment Clause is applicable to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment's Due Process Clause. The Court ruled that a New Jersey law allowing reimbursement for transportation costs for students attending parochial schools did not violate the Establishment Clause, but the case was significant in applying the principles of the Establishment Clause at the state level, thereby incorporating it into the Bill of Rights.
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