New York Court of Appeals
Board of Education of Central School District No. 1, Towns of East Greenbush, Nassau, Schodack, Sand Lake and North…
June 1, 196720 N.Y.2d 109
Summary
The Court of Appeals affirmed the lower court's dismissal, holding that the plaintiffs lack standing to challenge the statute authorizing free textbook loans to all students, and that the statute does not violate the New York Constitution’s Blaine Amendment nor the federal Establishment Clause. Justice Van Voorhis, dissenting, contends that the Boards of Education do have standing and that the statute should be struck down.