Religious Education Case Law
Supreme Court Interpretation of the Establishment Clause
Whether government ought to provide assistance in the form of education vouchers or tax assistance to help some or all parents send their elementary and secondary school children to out-of-district public schools or private schools, including sectarian institutions, has become a recurring and politically charged issue at both the Federal and State levels. A key issue concerning educational vouchers is whether the inclusion of sectarian elementary and secondary schools in the universe of schools that students might attend violates the part of the First Amendment to the Constitution providing that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion….
