Legal Opinion
Rhode Island Federation of Teachers v. Norberg
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided November 16, 1979No. Civ. A. 79-0429PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PETTINE, Chief Judge.
This case raises a challenge under the Free Exercise and Establishment Clauses of the First Amendment to the constitutionality of R.I.G.L. § 44-30-12(c)(2) as amended. 1 The law provides for deductions from gross income under the Rhode Island Income Tax Act for amounts paid by parents and guardians for their dependents’ tuition, textbooks (including instructional materials and equipment), and transportation. As used in the statute, “textbooks” specifically excludes instructional books and materials used in the teaching of religious tenets, doctrines or worship. The…
2Cases cited15 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
- United States v. JacksonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Rhode Island Federation of Teachers, Afl-Cio v. John H. NorbergCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1980
- Rhode Island Federation of Teachers, Afl-Cio v. John H. Norberg, Appeal of J. Fred LipkindCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1980
- Mueller v. AllenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1982
- Arizona Christian School Tuition Organization v. WinnSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
- Arizona Christian School Tuition Organization v. WinnSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
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