Legal Opinion
Schempp v. School District of Abington Township, Pennsylvania
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided September 16, 1959No. Civ. A. 24119PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BIGGS, Circuit Judge.
On September 16, 1959, this court filed an opinion in this case with findings of fact and conclusions of law, 177 F.Supp. 398, adjudging Section 1516 of the Pennsylvania Public School Code of 1949, as amended, 24 P.S.Pa. § 15-1516, to be unconstitutional for the reasons stated, and on September 17, 1959, entered a final decree enjoining the defendants perpetually “from reading or causing to be read, or permitting anyone subject to their control and direction to read, to students in the public schools of Abing-ton Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, any work or book…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Smith v. PollinCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1952
- Miller v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1940
- Baruch v. Beech Aircraft CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1949
- Hunter Douglas Corporation v. Lando Products, Inc., Lando Products, Inc. v. Hunter Douglas CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1956
- Schempp v. School District of Abington Township, PennsylvaniaDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1959
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3Cited by10 opinions
- National Labor Relations Board v. Cincinnati Bronze, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1987
- United States of America Ex Rel. Donald Tillery v. Angelo C. Cavell, Warden, Western State Penitentiary, Pittsburgh 33, PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1961
- Schempp v. School District of Abington Township, Pa.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1962
- Schempp v. School District of Abington TownshipDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1961
- Quincy Oil, Inc. v. Federal Energy AdministrationDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1979
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