Legal Opinion

Schempp v. School District of Abington Township, Pa.

District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

Decided February 1, 1962No. Civ. A. 24119PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BIGGS, Circuit Judge.

For a full understanding of the problems presented by this case it will be necessary to read our earlier opinions at D.C.1959, 177 F.Supp. 398; D.C.1959, 184 F.Supp. 381; and D.C.1961, 195 F.Supp. 518. To recapitulate events briefly we state that the suit at bar was brought on February 14, 1958, by Edward and Sidney Schempp as parents and natural guardians of the minor plaintiffs, Ellory, Roger and Donna, all residents of Abington Township, Pennsylvania, against the School District of Abington Township, against the Principal of the Abington Senior High School and the…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Everson v. Board of Ed. of EwingSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
  2. Zorach v. ClausonSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
  3. Illinois Ex Rel. McCollum v. Board of Ed. of School Dist. No. 71, Champaign Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
  4. Torcaso v. WatkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  5. School District of Abington Township v. SchemppSupreme Court of the United States · 1960

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Abington School Dist. v. SchemppSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Murray v. CurlettCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1962
  3. Abington School Dist. v. SchemppSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  4. Abington School Dist. v. SchemppSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  5. Murray v. CurlettCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1962

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