LEMON et al. v. KURTZMAN, SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION OF PENNSYLVANIA, et al.
Supreme Court Cases
411 U.S. 192 (1973)
Case Overview
Action
Affirmed (includes modified). Petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition.
Facts/Syllabus
Following this Court's invalidation in Lemon v. Kurtzman, 403 U. S. 602 (Lemon I) of Pennsylvania's statutory program to reimburse nonpublic sectarian schools (hereafter school) for secular educational services, the District Court, on remand, enjoined any payments under the program for services rendered after Lemon I, but permitted Pennsylvania to reimburse the schools for service performed prior to that decision. Appellants challenge the scope of this decree.
Held: The judgment is affirmed. Pp. 411 U. S. 197-209.
348 F.Supp. 300, affirmed.
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