invoked Jefferson's metaphor of the wall of separation in the Everson decision, lawmakers and courts have struggled how to balance governments' dual duty to satisfy the Establishment Clause and the Free Exercise Clause, both of which are contained in the language of the amendment. The majority and dissenting Justices in Everson split over the very question, with Rutledge in the minority by insisting that the Constitution forbids "every form of public aid or support for religion." See also List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 330 References Sources External links Establishment Clause case law 1947 in United States case law Education in Mercer County, New Jersey Ewing Township, New Jersey Religion and education Incorporation case law United States Supreme Court cases United States education case law 1947 in religion 1947 in education American Civil Liberties Union litigation United States Supreme Court cases of the Vinson Court Religious policy