Legal Opinion
Committee for Public Education & Religious Liberty v. Secretary, United States Department of Education
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided October 17, 1996No. 88-CV-0096 (JG)PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GLEESON, District Judge:
The Committee for Public Education and Religious Liberty (“PERL”), together with several individual state and federal taxpayers, brings this case against the Secretary of the United States Department of Education, the Commissioner of Education for the State of New York, the Chancellor of New York City schools and the Board of Education of the City of New York (the “Board of Education” or the “Board”), alleging that public funds are being used in violation of the First Amendment of the United States Constitution and of Article XI of the New York State Constitution.
The…
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