▁subject ▁of ▁the ▁films ▁was ▁permitted ; ▁the ▁view point ▁was ▁the ▁problem : ▁"[ the ] ▁exhibition ▁was ▁denied ▁sole ly ▁because ▁the ▁series ▁de alt ▁with ▁the ▁subject ▁from ▁a ▁religious ▁stand point ." ▁This ▁constit uted ▁view point ▁disc rim ination ▁and ▁could ▁not ▁with stand ▁First ▁Am end ment ▁scr ut iny . ▁ ▁Three ▁just ices ▁con cur red ▁in ▁the ▁judgment . ▁The ▁Court ▁had , ▁in ▁passing , ▁invoked ▁the ▁land mark ▁Lem on ▁v . ▁Kurt z man ▁( 1 9 7 1 ) ▁case , ▁which ▁remained ▁good ▁law , ▁to ▁the ▁const ern ation ▁of ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁conc urr ing ▁just ices . ▁Justice ▁Anton in ▁S cal ia , ▁joined ▁by ▁Justice ▁Clar ence ▁Thomas , ▁wrote : ▁ ▁Like ▁some ▁gh oul ▁in ▁a ▁late - night ▁horror ▁movie ▁that ▁repeatedly ▁s its ▁up ▁in ▁its ▁grave ▁and ▁sh uff les ▁abroad , ▁after ▁being ▁repeatedly ▁killed ▁and ▁buried , ▁Lem on ▁stal ks ▁our ▁Est ab lish ment ▁Cla use ▁juris pr ud ence ▁once ▁again , ▁fright ening ▁the ▁little ▁children ▁and ▁school ▁att or ne ys ▁of ▁Center ▁Mor ich es ▁Union ▁Free ▁School ▁District . ▁Its ▁most ▁recent ▁bur ial , ▁only ▁last ▁Term , ▁was , ▁to ▁be ▁sure , ▁not ▁fully ▁six ▁feet ▁under : ▁Our ▁decision ▁in ▁Lee ▁v . ▁We is man ▁consp ic u ously ▁avoided ▁using ▁the ▁supposed ▁" test " ▁but ▁also ▁decl ined ▁the ▁inv itation ▁to ▁rep