Legal Opinion
DiCenso v. Robinson
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided November 9, 1970No. Civ. A. 4239PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
COFFIN, Circuit Judge.
Rhode Island’s Salary Supplement Act, R.I. Public Laws c. 246 (1969) provides for the payment of state funds to teachers of secular subjects in non-public elementary schools. At present the sole beneficiaries of this statute are teachers in Roman Catholic schools. This suit seeks a declaration that the Act violates the Establishment and Free Exercise Clauses of the First Amendment and an injunction against its continued operation.
Plaintiffs are citizens and taxpayers of the state of Rhode Island. The named defendants include Rhode Island’s Commissioner of…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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- United States v. O'BrienSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Flast v. CohenSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- McGowan v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Lemon v. KurtzmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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- Luetkemeyer v. KaufmannDistrict Court, W.D. Missouri · 1973
- Wolman v. EssexDistrict Court, S.D. Ohio · 1972
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