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Lemon et al. v. Kurtzman, Superintendent of Public Instruction of Pennsylvania, et al., 1970 — 397 U.S. 1034 · caselaw · US
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Lemon et al. v. Kurtzman, Superintendent of Public Instruction of Pennsylvania, et al.
397 U.S. 1034·Supreme Court of the United States·1970
Mr. Justice Marshall took no part in the consideration or decision of this order.
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Opinion
No. 1189.
Lemon et al. v. Kurtzman, Superintendent of Public Instruction of Pennsylvania, et al.
Henry W. Sawyer III for appellants. William C. Sennett, Attorney-General of Pennsylvania, for Kurtzman et al., James E. Gallagher, Jr., and C. Clark Hodgson, Jr., for St. Anthony’s School et al., and Henry T. Reath for Pennsylvania Association of Independent Schools, appellees.
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Appeal from D. C. E. D. Pa. Probable jurisdiction noted.
Mr. Justice Marshall took no part in the consideration or decision of this order.