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Following is the case brief for Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia, Inc. v. Comer, 137 S. Ct. 2012 (2017) Case Summary of Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia, Inc. v. Comer: Trinity Lutheran Church has a Child Learning Center with a playground. It sought to resurface the playground with rubber by obtaining a grant through the State of Missouri’s Scrap Tire […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for Locke v. Davey, 540 U.S. 712 (2004) Case Summary of Locke v. Davey: Washington State has a Promise Scholarship Program to help high-achieving college students with expenses. The scholarship cannot be used if a student is studying a devotional theology degree. Respondent Davey, a scholarship winner, sued in federal court upon learning that his […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for Cantwell v. Connecticut, 310 U.S. 296 (1940) Case Summary of Cantwell v. Connecticut: A man and his two sons, who were all Jehovah’s Witnesses, were going door to door in a predominantly Catholic neighborhood, asking people to hear recordings about their religion. Their preaching offended some listeners. The State charged, and ultimately convicted, them […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for Everson v. Board of Education, Supreme Court of the United States, (1947) Case summary for Everson v. Board of Education: Everson challenged a state statute on First Amendment grounds, which equally allocated funding from tax payers to provide transportation to students who attend public in addition to students who attend parochial schools. The state […]
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