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Abington Township School District v. Schempp (consolidated with Murray v. Curlett), 374 U.S. 203 (1963)^[1], was a United States Supreme Court case argued on February 27–28 1963 and decided on June 17, 1963.

In the case, the Court decided 8-1 in favor of the respondent, Edward Schempp, and declared mandatory organized Bible reading in public schools in the United States to be unconstitutional. The case was part of a string of Supreme Court cases ruling on the place of religion in public schools, and was both condemned by religious conservatives and celebrated by those who supported separation of church and state.