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: Life of a Law StudentConstitutional Law II #29: Establishment and School Funding
By Neil
Can the state provide funding to a private, religious school? The answer, as in many situations is, “it depends.” In this episode we’ll look at some of the various ways that private-school funding has been deemed an establishment, and other ways in which it was not.
Committee for Public Education v. Nyquist (SCOTUS, 1973)
Mueller v. Allen (SCOTUS, 1983)
Grand Rapids School District v. Ball (SCOTUS, 1985)
Auguilar v. Felton (SCOTUS, 1985)
Agostini v. Felton (SCOTUS, 1997)
Zelman v. Simmons-Harris (SCOTUS, 2002)
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Full post as published by Life of a Law Student on November 18, 2006 (boomark / email).
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