Zelman v. Simmons-Harris
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Zelman v. Simmons-Harris is a 2002 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld a school voucher program, ruling that public funds could be used for tuition at religious schools without violating the Establishment Clause.
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| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Zelman, Superintendent of Public Instruction of Ohio, et al. v. Simmons-Harris et al. | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Establishment Clause case
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United States Supreme Court case ⓘ education law case ⓘ landmark case ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
church–state relations
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constitutional law ⓘ education law ⓘ |
| arguedDate | February 20, 2002 ⓘ |
| chiefJusticeAtDecision | William H. Rehnquist ⓘ |
| citation | 536 U.S. 639 ⓘ |
| city | Cleveland ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvision |
Establishment Clause
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First Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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United States
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| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionDate | June 27, 2002 ⓘ |
| decisionType | 5–4 decision ⓘ |
| dissentingJustices |
David H. Souter
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John Paul Stevens NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruth Bader Ginsburg ⓘ Stephen G. Breyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| docketNumber | 00-1751 ⓘ |
| fullCaseName |
Zelman v. Simmons-Harris
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Zelman, Superintendent of Public Instruction of Ohio, et al. v. Simmons-Harris et al.
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| holding |
Public funds may be used for tuition at religious schools under a neutral program of private choice
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The Ohio school voucher program does not violate the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment ⓘ |
| issue | Whether a school voucher program that includes religious schools violates the Establishment Clause ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalTestApplied | private choice test ⓘ |
| lowerCourtCitation | 234 F.3d 945 (6th Cir. 2000) ⓘ |
| lowerCourtDecision | Sixth Circuit held the voucher program unconstitutional ⓘ |
| majorityJustices |
Anthony M. Kennedy
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Antonin Scalia NERFINISHED ⓘ Clarence Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ Sandra Day O’Connor ⓘ William H. Rehnquist ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy | William H. Rehnquist ⓘ |
| originatingJurisdiction | United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ⓘ |
| precedentFor | constitutionality of school voucher programs including religious schools ⓘ |
| programChallenged | Ohio Pilot Project Scholarship Program ⓘ |
| programCharacteristics |
aid reached religious schools only as a result of independent decisions of parents
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program was neutral with respect to religion ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
school choice
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school vouchers ⓘ separation of church and state ⓘ |
| result | school voucher program upheld ⓘ |
| reversed | United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ⓘ |
| state | Ohio ⓘ |
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Zelman, Superintendent of Public Instruction of Ohio, et al. v. Simmons-Harris et al.