Legal Opinion
Members of the Jamestown School Committee v. Schmidt
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided March 8, 1977No. Civ. A. 76-552PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PETTINE, Chief Judge.
I
Plaintiffs seek declaratory and injunctive relief against Section 16-21-2 of the Rhode Island General Laws, contending that it violates the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment insofar as it provides transportation benefits to children attending sectarian schools which are not available to children attending public schools. For the reasons stated herein, the Court finds and declares that § 16-21-2 violates the Establishment Clause.
Plaintiffs, who bring this action individually, 1 are the five members of the Jamestown School Committee, the seven members of…
2Cases cited34 opinions
- Younger v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Lemon v. KurtzmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Joint Anti-Fascist Refugee Committee v. McGrathSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Everson v. Board of Ed. of EwingSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Wilder v. BernsteinDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1980
- Springfield School District v. Department of EducationSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
- Williams v. Red Bank Board of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
- Members of the Jamestown School Committee v. Dr. Thomas C. Schmidt, as Commissioner of Education of the State of Rhode IslandCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1983
- State Ex Rel. Bouc v. School District of LincolnNebraska Supreme Court · 1982
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