Legal Opinion
Americans United for Separation of Church & State Fund, Inc. v. State
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided July 12, 1982No. 81SA126PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
QUINN, Justice.
The Americans United for Separation of Church and State Fund, Inc. (Americans United) appeal from a summary judgment granted in favor of the State of Colorado, the Colorado Commission of Higher Education and Regis Educational Corporation (Regis College). The Americans United, seeking declaratory and injunctive relief, claimed that the Colorado Student Incentive Grant Program, section 23-3.5-101 et seq., C.R.S.1973 (1981 Supp.), was facially unconstitutional in that it provided for the appropriation of state funds to private and sectarian colleges in violation of the Colorado…
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