Legal Opinion
Lendall v. Cook
District Court, E.D. Arkansas
Decided May 27, 1977No. LR-75-C-287PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EISELE, Chief District Judge.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
This case concerns the constitutionality of the Arkansas State Scholarship Program under the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.
Facts
The Scholarship Program was enacted in 1975. Ark.Stat.Ann. §§ 80-3374-3388. Its express purpose is to further the welfare and security of the state and nation by enabling deserving students to obtain higher education. § 80-3374. The Act provides for scholarships for qualifying students attending “approved” public or private colleges in the state. § 80-3376. Students qualify on the basis of need and academic…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Lemon v. KurtzmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Everson v. Board of Ed. of EwingSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- County of Allegheny v. Frank Mashuda Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Committee for Public Education & Religious Liberty v. NyquistSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- Pue v. SillasCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
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- Ala. Ed. Ass'n v. JamesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1979
- Decker v. United States Department of LaborDistrict Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1979
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