Legal Opinion
Americans United for Separation of Church & State v. Board of Education of Beechwood Independent School District
District Court, E.D. Kentucky
Decided January 14, 1974No. 1561PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SWINFORD, District Judge.
This action assails as unconstitutional two contracts between the Board of Education of the Beechwood Independent School District (hereinafter: Beechwood), a publicly funded school, and the Blessed Sacrament School (hereinafter: Blessed Sacrament), an institution controlled by the Catholic Church. The original complaint sought to enjoin the enforcement of a contract effective during the 1970-1971 school year. Although that agreement terminated in 1971, a new contract executed on April 29, 1971, contained virtually identical provisions; pursuant to agreed order…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Linkletter v. WalkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- United States v. W. T. Grant Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Chevron Oil Co. v. HusonSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Everson v. Board of Ed. of EwingSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Americans United for Separation of Church & State v. School DistrictDistrict Court, W.D. Michigan · 1982
- Americans United For Separation Of Church And State v. The School District Of The City Of Grand RapidsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1984
- Citizens to Advance Public Education v. State Superintendent of Public InstructionMichigan Court of Appeals · 1975
- Americans United for Separation of Church & State v. School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1983
- Bourbon County Joint Planning Commission v. SimpsonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1990
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