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Zelman v. Simmons-Harris
Supported challenge to Ohio voucher program that authorized payment of tuition costs for children in Cleveland to attend private schools, including sectarian schools.
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Locke v. Davey
Opposed a challenge to a Washington statute providing that students majoring in theology are ineligible for a state-funded university scholarship program.
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Moeller v. Bradford County
Challenge to federal, state, and local funding of the Firm Foundation, an organization that ran a religious vocational-training program for inmates in a jail in Bradford County, Pennsylvania.
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Mitchell v. Helms
Supported challenge to statute under which the federal government distributes funds to state and local government agencies, which in turn lend educational materials and equipment to public and private schools, including religious schools.
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Hein v. Freedom From Religion Foundation
Supported challenge by taxpayers to conferences, held as part of President George W. Bush's "Faith-Based and Community Initiatives" program, to assist religious organizations in applying for and receiving federal grants.
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Anderson v. Town of Durham
Defended Maine program that paid for high schoolers in districts without public high schools to attend neighboring public schools or nonreligious private schools.
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Salazar v. Buono
Supported a challenge to a display of a Latin cross on federal land in the Mojave National Preserve.
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Colorado Congress of Parents v. Owens
Challenge to a Colorado voucher program requiring school districts to make available to parents of under-performing students tuition payments to private schools, including religious schools.
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Holmes v. Bush
Challenge to Florida program allowing students at schools designated as "failing" to receive a voucher permitting them to attend not only neighboring public schools but also private schools, including religious schools.
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Hibbs v. Winn
Supported challenge to Arizona law authorizing tax credits for scholarships for private religious education.
