Legal Opinion
California Statewide Communities Development Authority v. All Persons Interested in Re of the Validity of a Purchase Agreement
California Supreme Court
Decided March 5, 2007No. S124195PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KENNARD, J.
Recognizing that an educated citizenry and workforce are vital to the preservation of the rights and liberties of the people of this state, California in 1879 included in its new Constitution a provision directing the state Legislature to encourage “by all suitable means the promotion of intellectual, scientific, moral, and agricultural improvement.” (Cal. Const., art. IX, § 1.) Since 1879, our state Constitution has also included a provision prohibiting state and local governments from granting anything “in aid of any . . . sectarian purpose, or helping] to support or…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Everson v. Board of Ed. of EwingSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Walz v. Tax Comm'n of City of New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Epperson v. ArkansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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