Legal Opinion
Thomas v. Burke
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided July 11, 1974No. Civ. A. 74-26PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PETTINE, Chief Judge.
The plaintiffs, residents and taxpayers of Woonsocket, Rhode Island, bring this action individually and on behalf of all other taxpayers similarly situated to enjoin an allegedly unconstitutional expenditure of State and local public funds to private parochial schools. The complaint alleges that pursuant to R.I. Gen’l Laws 1956 (1969 Reenactment) § 16-2-15 1 the defendant School Committee for the City of Woonsocket has entered into a lease agreement with the defendant St. Joseph’s School for the rental of classrooms in St. Joseph’s Parochial School for use as…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Flast v. CohenSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Kennedy v. Mendoza-MartinezSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Zemel v. RuskSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Griffin v. School Bd. of Prince Edward Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Phillips v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Hopson v. SchillingDistrict Court, N.D. Indiana · 1976
- Dempsey v. McQueeneyDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 1975
- Thomas v. SchmidtDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 1975