Legal Opinion
Weiss v. Bruno
Washington Supreme Court
Decided May 10, 1973No. 42570, 42571PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrachtenbach, J.
These consolidated cases challenge the constitutionality of two separate legislative enactments and seek to prohibit disbursement of public funds for tuition of students at nonpublic schools in the state of Washington. The first case involves financial assistance in grades 1 through 12 for needy and disadvantaged students, attending public and private schools. The second is directed against the law providing a tuition supplement program to students attending independent or private institutions of higher education.
After the petitions for a writ of prohibition were filed with this court, the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Lemon v. KurtzmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Everson v. Board of Ed. of EwingSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Abington School Dist. v. SchemppSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Walz v. Tax Comm'n of City of New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Board of Ed. of Central School Dist. No. 1 v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by43 opinions
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- Berge v. GortonWashington Supreme Court · 1977
- Weiss v. BrunoWashington Supreme Court · 1974
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