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.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Establishment Clause case
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United States Supreme Court case ⓘ church–state separation case ⓘ |
| hasAidCriteria | allocation based on neutral, secular criteria ⓘ |
| hasAidForm |
loans of educational materials
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loans of instructional equipment ⓘ |
| hasAidRecipients |
private schools
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public schools ⓘ religious schools ⓘ |
| hasAidRestriction | aid could not be used for religious indoctrination ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
2000 in United States case law
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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
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Stephen G. Breyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConstitutionalProvisionInterpreted | First Amendment to the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| hasCourt | Supreme Court of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDecisionDate | June 28, 2000 ⓘ |
| hasDissentBy |
David H. Souter
NERFINISHED
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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
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The challenged aid program did not violate the Establishment Clause ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
neutrality toward religion in government aid programs
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no direct government indoctrination ⓘ private choice in channeling aid to religious schools ⓘ |
| hasLegalIssue |
Establishment Clause of the First Amendment
NERFINISHED
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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
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Lemon v. Kurtzman NERFINISHED ⓘ Zelman v. Simmons-Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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