Legal Opinion
Mitchell v. Helms
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 28, 2000No. 98-1648PublishedCited by 241 opinions
1Judgment of the CourtJustice Thomas
As part of a longstanding school-aid program known as Chapter 2, the Federal Government distributes funds to state and local governmental agencies, which in turn lend educational materials and equipment to public and private schools, with the enrollment of each participating school determining the amount of aid that it receives. The question is whether Chapter 2, as applied in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, is a law respecting an establishment of religion, because many of the private schools receiving Chapter 2 aid in that parish are religiously affiliated. We hold that Chapter 2 is not such a…
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