The Law of Church and State: Public Aid to Sectarian Schools
Date: August 1, 2000
Creator: Ackerman, David M
Description: None
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Education Vouchers: Constitutional Issues and Cases
Date: December 19, 2000
Creator: Ackerman, David M
Description: This report details the constitutional standards that currently apply to indirect aid programs and summarizes all of the pertinent state and federal court decisions, including the Ohio case that will be heard by the Supreme Court. On September 25, 2001, the Supreme Court agreed to review a case raising the controversial issue of the constitutionality of education vouchers. In Zelman v. Simmons-Harris the Sixth Circuit held Ohio’s Pilot Scholarship Program, which provided up to $2500 to help low-income students in Cleveland’s public schools attend private schools in the city, to violate the establishment of religion clause of the First Amendment.
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Permallink:digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs1162/
Legislative Prayer and School Prayer: The Constitutional Difference
Date: October 26, 1994
Creator: Ackerman, David M
Description: None
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Permallink:digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs109/
Response to Terrorism: Legal Aspects of the Use of Military Force
Date: September 13, 2001
Creator: Ackerman, David M
Description: None
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Permallink:digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs1542/
Global Climate Change: Selected Legal Questions About the Kyoto Protocol
Date: March 29, 2001
Creator: Ackerman, David M
Description: None
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Permallink:digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs1392/
Global Climate Change: Selected Legal Questions About the Kyoto Protocol
Date: January 10, 2001
Creator: Ackerman, David M
Description: None
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Permallink:digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs1391/
Education Vouchers: Constitutional Issues and Cases
Date: November 15, 2001
Creator: Ackerman, David M
Description: This report details the constitutional standards that currently apply to indirect aid programs and summarizes all of the pertinent state and federal court decisions, including the Ohio case that will be heard by the Supreme Court. On September 25, 2001, the Supreme Court agreed to review a case raising the controversial issue of the constitutionality of education vouchers. In Zelman v. Simmons-Harris the Sixth Circuit held Ohio’s Pilot Scholarship Program, which provided up to $2500 to help low-income students in Cleveland’s public schools attend private schools in the city, to violate the establishment of religion clause of the First Amendment.
Contributing Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
Permallink:digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs1645/
Global Climate Change: Selected Legal Questions About the Kyoto Protocol
Date: October 1, 2002
Creator: Ackerman, David M
Description: None
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Permallink:digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs2129/
Education Vouchers: The Constitutional Standards
Date: June 11, 1998
Creator: Ackerman, David M
Description: The Court’s decisions permit a limited degree of public aid to be provided directly and a broader range of assistance indirectly. This report sketches the constitutional standards that apply to public aid to sectarian schools and especially to programs of indirect assistance such as education vouchers. It also summarizes recent significant state court decisions involving vouchers.
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Permallink:digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs632/
Education Vouchers: Constitutional Issues and Cases
Date: July 16, 2002
Creator: Ackerman, David M
Description: This report details the constitutional standards that currently apply to indirect aid programs and summarizes all of the pertinent state and federal court decisions, including the Ohio case that will be heard by the Supreme Court. On September 25, 2001, the Supreme Court agreed to review a case raising the controversial issue of the constitutionality of education vouchers. In Zelman v. Simmons-Harris the Sixth Circuit held Ohio’s Pilot Scholarship Program, which provided up to $2500 to help low-income students in Cleveland’s public schools attend private schools in the city, to violate the establishment of religion clause of the First Amendment.
Contributing Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
Permallink:digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs2608/