Legal Opinion
Thomas v. Schmidt
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided June 30, 1975No. Civ. A. 74-26PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PETTINE, Chief Judge.
The plaintiffs, residents and taxpayers of Woonsocket, Rhode Island, bring this action individually and on behalf of all other taxpayers similarly situated to enjoin an allegedly unconstitutional expenditure of State and local public funds to lease facilities for use by the East Woonsocket School, a public elementary school, from defendant St. Joseph’s Church, a Catholic sectarian institution. The facilities in question are located in a building known as St. Joseph’s School, in which the Woonsocket Catholic Regional School is operated under Roman Catholic auspices.
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2Cases cited19 opinions
- Lemon v. KurtzmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Abington School Dist. v. SchemppSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Walz v. Tax Comm'n of City of New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Epperson v. ArkansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Engel v. VitaleSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Spacco v. Bridgewater School DepartmentDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1989
- Porta v. KlagholzDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1998
- Voswinkel v. City of CharlotteDistrict Court, W.D. North Carolina · 1980
- Opinion No. Oag 86-78, (1978), Wisconsin Attorney General Reports1978
- Thomas v. SchmidtCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1976