Supreme Court of the United States
IN THE
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
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GUY MITCHELL, ET AL.,
Petitioners,
v.
MARY L. HELMS, ET AL.,
Respondents.
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ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES
COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
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BRIEF OF THE NATIONAL JEWISH COMMISSION ON LAW AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS ("COLPA") AS AMICUS CURIAE IN SUPPORT OF PETITIONERS
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DAVID ZWIEBEL Agudath Israel of America 84 William Street New York, NY 10038 (212) 797-7385 NATHAN DIAMENT Institute For Public Affairs Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America 1640 Rhode Island Ave., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036 (202) 857-2770 NATHAN LEWIN Miller, Cassidy, Larroca & Lewin, L.L.P. 2555 M Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20037-1302 (202) 293-6400 Of Counsel |
DENNIS RAPPS Counsel of Record National Jewish Commission on Law and Public Affairs ("COLPA") 135 West 50th Street New York, NY 10020 (212) 641-8992 Attorney for Amicus Curiae |
TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF AUTHORITIES
INTEREST OF THE AMICUS CURIAE
INTRODUCTION
ARGUMENT
I. Agostini Repudiated the Principal
Justification for the Decision in
Lemon v. Kurtzman
II. Agostini Also Rejected the No-Entanglement
Justification for the Decision in
Lemon v. Kurtzman
III. Denying Generally Available Government
Aid for Secular Programs to Parents Who
Enroll Their Children in Religious Schools
Violates the First Amendment Obligation
of Government Neutrality
CONCLUSION
APPENDIX
TABLE OF AUTHORITIES
CASES:
Agostini v. Felton, 521 U.S. 203 (1997) passim
Aguilar v. Felton, 473 U.S. 402 (1985)
Board of Education v. Allen, 392 U.S. 236 (1968)
Board of Education of Westside Community Schs. v. Mergens, 496 U.S. 226 (1990)
Bowen v. Kendrick, 487 U.S. 589 (1998)
Columbia Union College v. Clark, 119 S. Ct. 2357 (1999)
Everson v. Board of Educ. of Ewing, 330 U.S. 1 (1947)
Jackson v. Benson, 578 N.W. 2d 602 (Wis. 1998), cert. denied, 119 S. Ct. 467, 142 L. Ed. 2d 419 (U.S. 1998)
Lamb's Chapel v. Center Moriches Union
Free Sch. Dist., 508 U.S. 384 (1993)
Lemon v. Kurtzman, 403 U.S. 602 (1971) passim
Meek v. Pittenger, 421 U.S. 349 (1975)
Rosenberger v. Rector and Visitors of Univ. of Virginia, 515 U.S. 819 (1995)
School Dist. of Grand Rapids v. Ball, 473 U.S. 373, (1985)
Simmons-Harris v. Goff, 711 N.E. 2d 203 (Ohio 1999)
Tilton v. Richardson, 403 U.S. 672 (1971)
Widmar v. Vincent, 454 U.S. 263 (1981)
Witters v. Washington Dept. of Servs. for the Blind, 474 U.S. 481 (1986)
Zobrest v. Catalina Foothills Sch. Dist., 509 U.S. 1 (1993)
OTHER AUTHORITIES:
School Voucher Bill Gets Bush Signature, Fla. Times-Union, June 22, 1999, at A1
Federal Lawsuit Filed Against Cleveland's Tuition Voucher Program, The Associated Press state and local wire, July 20, 1999, available in LEXIS, Regional News Library, Ohio News Sources File
Johnson Drops 12-Year Voucher Phase-In, Albuquerque J., July 18, 1999, at B5
Teacher Union Chief Fights School Choice's Spread Beyond City, NEA Head Fears Vouchers Will Ruin Public Education, Milwaukee J. Sentinel, July 4, 1999, at 1.
New York State Education Department, Nonpublic School Enrollment and Staff: New York State (University of the State of N.Y., 1998)
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