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Flast v. Cohen, 392 U.S. 83

Flast v. Cohen, 392 U.S. 83

392 U.S. 83 | 1968-06-10

U.S. Supreme Court
 
Flast v. Cohen, 392 U.S. 83 (1968)
 
Flast v. Cohen
No. 416
 
Argued March 12, 1968
Decided June 10, 1968
 
392 U.S. 83
 
APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

Syllabus

Appellant taxpayers allege that federal funds have been disbursed by appellee federal officials under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to finance instruction and the purchase of educational materials for use in religious and sectarian schools, in violation of the Establishment and Free Exercise Clauses of the First Amendment. Appellants sought a declaration that the expenditures...