Rhoades v. Abington Township School District

Dissenting Opinion by

Mr. Chief Justice Bell:

Is the Act of June 15, 1965,* which amends §1861, of the Act of March 10, 1949,** known as the “Public School Code of 1949,” Constitutional under both the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of Pennsylvania? Each of the present actions sought to prohibit the defendant school district’s expenditure of public funds for the purpose of furnishing free transportation to pupils attending Catholic and other nonprofit sectarian schools, as authorized by the aforesaid amending Act of 1965.

Prior to the aforesaid 1965 amendment to the Public…