Wolman et al. v. Walter et al.

Decided June 24, 1977. Harry Andrew Blackmun delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 76-496 · 433 U.S. 229 (1977) · Cited 311 times

Holding

Those portions of 3317.06 authorizing the State to provide nonpublic school pupils with books, standardized testing and scoring, diagnostic services, and therapeutic and remedial services are constitutional.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 7–2.

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Precedents cited

Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.

• Meek v. Pittenger · 421 U.S. 349 (1975)
• Lemon v. Kurtzman · 403 U.S. 602 (1971)
• Everson v. Board of Ed. of Ewing · 330 U.S. 1 (1947)
• Board of Ed. of Central School Dist. No. 1 v. Allen · 392 U.S. 236 (1968)
• Committee for Public Education & Religious Liberty v. Nyquist · 413 U.S. 756 (1973)
• Levitt v. Committee for Public Education & Religious Liberty · 413 U.S. 472 (1973)
• Roemer v. Board of Public Works of Md. · 426 U.S. 736 (1976)
• Tilton v. Richardson · 403 U.S. 672 (1971)
• Walz v. Tax Comm'n of City of New York · 397 U.S. 664 (1970)
• Lane v. Wilson · 307 U.S. 268 (1939)

Cited by

Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.

• Mitchell v. Helms · 530 U.S. 793 (2000)
• Committee for Public Education & Religious Liberty v. Regan · 444 U.S. 646 (1980)
• Mueller v. Allen · 463 U.S. 388 (1983)
• School District of Grand Rapids v. Ball · 473 U.S. 373 (1985)
• Wallace v. Jaffree · 472 U.S. 38 (1985)
• Zobrest v. Catalina Foothills School District · 509 U.S. 1 (1993)
• Aguilar v. Felton · 473 U.S. 402 (1985)
• Board of Ed. of Kiryas Joel Village School Dist. v. Grumet · 512 U.S. 687 (1994)
• Agostini v. Felton · 521 U.S. 203 (1997)
• Bowen v. Kendrick · 487 U.S. 589 (1988)
• Lynch v. Donnelly · 465 U.S. 668 (1984)
• Zelman v. Simmons-Harris · 536 U.S. 639 (2002)
• Witters v. Washington Department of Services for the Blind · 474 U.S. 481 (1986)
• Rosenberger v. Rector & Visitors of University of Virginia · 515 U.S. 819 (1995)
• Edwards v. Aguillard · 482 U.S. 578 (1987)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Catholic Bishop · 440 U.S. 490 (1979)
• Thomas v. Review Board of the Indiana Employment Security Division · 450 U.S. 707 (1981)
• Widmar v. Vincent · 454 U.S. 263 (1981)
• County of Allegheny v. American Civil Liberties Union · 492 U.S. 573 (1989)
• Bob Jones University v. United States · 461 U.S. 574 (1983)
• Marsh v. Chambers · 463 U.S. 783 (1983)
• Capitol Square Review & Advisory Board v. Pinette · 515 U.S. 753 (1995)
• Larkin v. Grendel's Den, Inc. · 459 U.S. 116 (1982)
• Shurtleff v. Boston · 596 U.S. 243 (2022)

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