Legal Opinion
Public Funds for Public Schools v. Byrne
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided January 12, 1979No. 78-1218PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ROSENN, Circuit Judge.
This case presents recurring and troublesome questions concerning the relationship between religion and government. The occasion for our consideration of these questions is a challenge, under the Establishment Clause of the Federal Constitution, to the State of New Jersey’s recent enactment of its first general income tax law which includes tax relief to parents of children attending nonpublic schools.
The commands and guarantees of the first amendment to the Federal Constitution enabling Americans to assemble freely, speak freely, publish freely, and…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Flast v. CohenSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Sierra Club v. MortonSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Lemon v. KurtzmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Everson v. Board of Ed. of EwingSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Abington School Dist. v. SchemppSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Gilfillan v. City of PhiladelphiaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
- Frissell v. RizzoCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1979
- Rhode Island Federation of Teachers, Afl-Cio v. John H. NorbergCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1980
- Heritage Village Church & Missionary Fellowship, Inc. v. StateSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1980
- Frissell v. RizzoCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1979
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