Mitchell v. Helms

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Mitchell v. Helms is a 2000 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the constitutionality of providing government-funded educational materials and equipment to religious schools under certain conditions, refining Establishment Clause jurisprudence.

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instanceOf Establishment Clause case
United States Supreme Court case
church–state separation case
hasAidCriteria allocation based on neutral, secular criteria
hasAidForm loans of educational materials
loans of instructional equipment
hasAidRecipients private schools
public schools
religious schools
hasAidRestriction aid could not be used for religious indoctrination
hasCategory 2000 in United States case law
United States Supreme Court cases of the Rehnquist Court NERFINISHED
United States Supreme Court cases on the Establishment Clause
hasChiefJusticeAtTime William H. Rehnquist NERFINISHED
hasCitation 530 U.S. 793
hasClauseInterpreted Establishment Clause NERFINISHED
hasConcurrenceBy Sandra Day O’Connor NERFINISHED
Stephen G. Breyer NERFINISHED
hasConstitutionalProvisionInterpreted First Amendment to the United States Constitution NERFINISHED
hasCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
hasCourt Supreme Court of the United States NERFINISHED
hasDecisionDate June 28, 2000
hasDissentBy David H. Souter NERFINISHED
John Paul Stevens NERFINISHED
Ruth Bader Ginsburg NERFINISHED
hasDocketNumber 98-1648
hasDoctrinalEffect expanded permissible government aid to religious schools under neutral programs
hasFullCaseName Mary L. Mitchell, et al. v. Mary L. Helms, et al. NERFINISHED
hasHolding Government may provide educational materials and equipment to religious schools under a neutral, generally applicable program
The challenged aid program did not violate the Establishment Clause
hasKeyConcept neutrality toward religion in government aid programs
no direct government indoctrination
private choice in channeling aid to religious schools
hasLegalIssue Establishment Clause of the First Amendment NERFINISHED
constitutionality of government aid to religious schools
hasLocationOfDispute Jefferson Parish, Louisiana NERFINISHED
hasLowerCourt United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit NERFINISHED
hasMajorityOpinionBy Clarence Thomas NERFINISHED
hasPluralityOpinionBy Clarence Thomas NERFINISHED
hasProgramChallenged Chapter 2 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981 NERFINISHED
hasProgramType federal program providing educational materials and equipment to schools
hasVoteSplit 6-3
refines Establishment Clause jurisprudence
relatedToCase Agostini v. Felton NERFINISHED
Lemon v. Kurtzman NERFINISHED
Zelman v. Simmons-Harris NERFINISHED

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Agostini v. Felton subsequentCitationIn Mitchell v. Helms