Supreme Court Case Brief: Everson V. Board Of Education

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Court Case Citation Everson v. Board of Education Argued November 20, 1946 Decided February 10, 1947 Supreme Court 5-4 FACTS A New Jersey law allowed parents of students to collect reimbursements of money for students who used public transportation. Children who attended private religious schools also qualified for this reimbursement. Everson challenged this as a violation of the First Amendment Establishment Clause. ISSUE Does the reimbursement of funds to parents of catholic school children from public transportation violate the First Amendment Establishment Clause? DECISION The highest state court of New Jersey ruled that is did not violate the First Amendment establishment clause. No, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in favor of the