Legal Opinion
Aguilar v. Felton
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided July 1, 1985No. 84-237PublishedCited by 265 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brennan
The City of New York uses federal funds to pay the salaries of public employees who teach in parochial schools. In this companion case to School District of Grand Rapids v. Ball, ante, p. 373, we determine whether this practice violates the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.
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The program at issue in this case, originally enacted as Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 19651 authorizes the Secretary of Education to distribute financial assistance to local educational institutions to meet the needs of educationally deprived children from low-income families. The…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Committee for Public Education & Religious Liberty v. NyquistSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Illinois Ex Rel. McCollum v. Board of Ed. of School Dist. No. 71, Champaign Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
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