After a brief synopsis of the 1974 legal activity centering on the church-state relationship, the speaker examines three particular cases: the United States Supreme Court decision in Wheeler v. Barrera, a Missouri district court decision in Luetkemeyer v. Kaufmann, and the Supreme Court decision in Franchise Tax Board of California v. United…

The pace is intensive in church-state legislative activity and litigation and shows every sign of increasing. Moreover, there is a blatant disrespect for Supreme Court decisions by some State legislatures, creating in substance statutes which clearly violate constitutional permissiveness. However, the Supreme Court has begun to define more clearly…

In this monograph, data is analyzed to determine whether public tax funds can be used legally to support religious elementary and secondary schools. The authors investigate the history of church-State relations, the provisions of Federal and State constitutions and statutes, and Federal court decisions concerning public aid to religious schools.…

This chapter reviews legislative (state and federal) and judicial activities taking place between November 1975 and October 1976. Particular emphasis is placed on the Supreme Court decision in Roemer v. Board of Public Works. The Roemer case is concerned with Maryland legislation permitting subsidy payments to church-related higher education…