Later cases ruled that teaching religious creation stories in public schools violates the First Amendment of the Constitution that calls for separation of church and state.

VOA: special.2009.12.01

He said that the First Amendment works by "building a wall of separation between church and state."

VOA: special.2009.05.22

Those words are part of the First Amendment, which guarantees freedom of expression and other rights.

VOA: special.2009.12.24

The Supreme Court has heard many cases that test the meaning of the First Amendment.

VOA: special.2009.05.22

The first amendment to the United States Constitution reads Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof The idea is to keep governmental powers independent from private religious beliefs.

VOA: special.2010.03.05