Legal Opinion
(2003)
Maryland Attorney General Reports
Decided October 27, 2003Published
1Opinion of the Court
Dear Mr. Joseph Getty Director of Policy Governor's Policy Office
An uncodified provision of the Fiscal Year 2004 budget bill prohibits the expenditure of State funds for "any policy or program" designed "exclusively or primarily to . . . facilitate the participation of faith-based organizations in State programs providing health, social, or educational services. . . ." You have requested our opinion on a series of questions on the interpretation of that provision:
1. Absent other legislation, does this provision bar the disbursement of State funds to a "community-based organization"?
2. Can a…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Lemon v. KurtzmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Agostini v. FeltonSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- Everson v. Board of Ed. of EwingSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Bowen v. KendrickSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Mueller v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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