Legal Opinion
Tilton v. Richardson
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 28, 1971No. 153PublishedCited by 563 opinions
1Judgment of the CourtChief Justice Burger
This appeal presents important constitutional questions as to federal aid for church-related colleges and universities under Title I of the Higher Education Facilities Act of 1963, 77 Stat. 364, as amended, 20 U. S. C. §§ 711-721 (1964 ed. and Supp. V), which provides construction grants for buildings and facilities used *675exclusively for secular educational, purposes. We must determine first whether, the Act authorizes aid to such church-related institutions, and, if so, whether the Act violates either the Establishment or Free Exercise Clauses of the First Amendment.
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