Legal Opinion
Americans United for Separation of Church & State v. School District
District Court, W.D. Michigan
Decided August 16, 1982No. G 80-517PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
ENSLEN, District Judge.
Asserting transgressions of the Establishment Clause, Plaintiffs seek to enjoin certain cooperative educational arrangements, collectively styled “Shared Time”, entered into pursuant to Michigan law by the School District of the City of Grand Rapids and various nonpublic, religiously-oriented, elementary and secondary schools located within, or proximate to, the School District. The challenged programs are conducted by public school teachers in classrooms located *1074within and leased by nonpublic schools to the public school district. Courses are offered…
2Cases cited43 opinions
- Valley Forge Christian College v. Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Cantwell v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Flast v. CohenSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Lemon v. KurtzmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Everson v. Board of Ed. of EwingSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
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3Cited by16 opinions
- School District of Grand Rapids v. BallSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Minnesota Federation of Teachers v. RandallCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989
- Snyder v. Charlotte Public School DistrictMichigan Supreme Court · 1985
- Americans United for Separation of Church & State v. School District of Grand RapidsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1987
- Americans United For Separation Of Church And State v. The School District Of The City Of Grand RapidsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1988
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