Legal Opinion
Lanner v. Wimmer
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided October 13, 1981No. Nos. 79-1520, 79-1525PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McKAY, Circuit Judge.
This case is a challenge to a school “released-time” program which permits students to take church-sponsored seminary classes off school premises during school hours. The challenge is based on the establishment and free exercise clauses of the first amendment.
I. Background
The proper adjudication of a case involving the interplay between religion and government-mandated public school programs is assisted by an outline of the problems inevitably created by the entry of *1352government into the business of purveying ideas through public education. The general principles for…
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