Legal Opinion
McKeesport Area School District v. Pennsylvania Department of Education
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 2, 1980No. 79-1295Published
1Opinion of the Court
446 U.S. 970
100 S.Ct. 2953
64 L.Ed.2d 831
McKEESPORT AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT
v.
PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
No. 79-1295
Supreme Court of the United States
June 2, 1980
The appeal is dismissed for want of a substantial federal question.
2Concurrence · WhiteJustice White, joined by Justice Rehnquist
Under Pennsylvania law, a public school district must provide nonpublic school children with transportation to and from school and transportation for educational field trips if those services are provided to public school children. Pa.Stat.Ann., Tit. 24, § 13-1361 (Purdon Supp. 1979-1980). The present controversy centers on that portion of the statute dealing with…
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3Cases cited14 opinions
- Lemon v. KurtzmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Pierce v. Society of SistersSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Hicks v. MirandaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Committee for Public Education & Religious Liberty v. NyquistSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Roemer v. Board of Public Works of Md.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
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