Legal Opinion
Roemer v. Board of Public Works of Md.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 21, 1976No. 74-730PublishedCited by 414 opinions
1Judgment of the CourtJustice Blackmun, joined by The Chief Justice and Justice Powell
We are asked once again to police the constitutional boundary between church and state. Maryland, this time, is the alleged trespasser. It has enacted a statute which, as amended, provides for annual noncategorical grants to private colleges, among them religiously affiliated institutions, subject only to the restrictions that the funds not be used for “sectarian purposes.” A three-judge District Court, by a divided vote, refused to enjoin the operation of the statute, 387 F. Supp. 1282 (Md. 1974), and a direct appeal has been taken to this Court pursuant to 28 U. S. C. § 1253.
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