Legal Opinion
New Life Baptist Church Academy v. Town of East Longmeadow
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided July 27, 1987No. Civ. A. 83-0580-WPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
WOLF, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
This case involves a conflict between members of a small church and school officials of a small town. Yet it raises issues concerning the separation of church and state which are as old and enduring as our nation itself. The case also presents important questions concerning the relative rights and roles of parents and the state with regard to educating children.
Massachusetts law requires that until age sixteen every child attend a public school or a private school approved by a local school committee. Massachusetts General Laws c. 76, §…
2Cases cited43 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Stanley v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Cantwell v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Hoffman Estates v. Flipside, Hoffman Estates, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Blount v. Department of Educational & Cultural ServicesSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1988
- North Valley Baptist Church v. McMahonDistrict Court, E.D. California · 1988
- New Life Baptist Church Academy v. Town of East Longmeadow, Appeal of Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Intervenor. New Life Baptist Church Academy v. Town of East LongmeadowCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
- Spacco v. Bridgewater School DepartmentDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1989
- New Life Baptist Church Academy v. Town of East LongmeadowCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
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