O'Brian, NeilSnead, Ben2024-08-302024-08-302024https://hdl.handle.net/1794/30011The First Amendment of the United States Constitution directs Congress to “make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.” This text, the religious clauses of the Constitution, was written to act as tandem religious liberty protections. However, the inherent tension between the Establishment and Free Exercise clauses of the First Amendment has been demonstrated by the Supreme Court’s recent jurisprudence in cases related to public education.en-USCC BY-NC-ND 4.0Supreme CourtEstablishment ClauseFree Exercise ClauseoriginalismreligionThesis/Dissertation