▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁that ▁the ▁read ings ▁were ▁not ▁sect arian ▁because ▁both ▁transl ations ▁were ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁work . ▁The ▁parents ▁appe aled ▁their ▁case ▁to ▁the ▁Wisconsin ▁Supreme ▁Court , ▁which ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 8 9 0 , ▁over ru led ▁the ▁circuit ▁court , ▁con cluding ▁that ▁reading ▁the ▁Bible ▁did , ▁in ▁fact , ▁const itute ▁sect arian ▁instruction , ▁and ▁thus ▁il leg ally ▁un ited ▁the ▁functions ▁of ▁church ▁and ▁state . ▁ ▁Se vent y ▁years ▁later , ▁when ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁b anned ▁prayer ▁from ▁the ▁public ▁schools ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁the ▁Ed g erton ▁Bible ▁Case ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁preced ents ▁c ited ▁by ▁Justice ▁William ▁B ren nan . ▁ ▁Geography ▁Ed g erton ▁is ▁located ▁at ▁ ▁( 4 2 . 8 3 6 1 0 8 , ▁- 8 9 . 0 7 2 9 1 9 ). ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Census ▁Bureau , ▁the ▁city ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁area ▁of ▁, ▁all ▁of ▁it ▁land . ▁None ▁of ▁the ▁area ▁is ▁covered ▁with ▁water , ▁except ▁for ▁Sau nd ers ▁Creek , ▁although ▁the ▁city ▁is ▁within ▁a ▁five - min ute ▁drive ▁of ▁Lake ▁K osh kon ong . ▁Lake ▁K osh kon ong ▁is ▁the ▁third ▁largest ▁lake ▁in ▁Wisconsin , ▁and ▁though ▁very ▁shall ow , ▁provides ▁a ▁place ▁for ▁water ▁sports . ▁Ski ing , ▁tub ing