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FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 2002

A divided Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the use of public money to send children to religious and private schools.

In a 5-4 ruling, the Court upheld a voucher program in Cleveland, Ohio. Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist wrote the opinion and was joined by Justices Sandra Day O'Connor, Antonin Scalia, Anthony M. Kennedy and Clarence Thomas.

Justices John Paul Stevens, David H. Souter, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen G. Breyer signed dissenting opinions.

Get the Story:
Court Upholds Ohio School Vouchers (The Washington Post 6/27)
Supreme Court Upholds Voucher System That Pays Religious Schools' Tuition (The New York Times 6/27)
Voucher Backers See Opening for a Wider Agenda (The New York Times 6/27)
The Battleground Shifts (The New York Times 6/27)
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Get the Case Zelman v. Simmons-Harris, No. 00-1751:
Syllabus | Opinion [Rehnquist] | Concurrence [O'Connor] | Concurrence [Thomas] | Dissent [Stevens] | Dissent [Souter] | Dissent [Breyer]

Supreme Court approves school vouchers
FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 2002

In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court yesterday upheld random drug testing for students who participate in certain extracurricular programs.

Writing for the majority, Justice Clarence Thomas said the Oklahoma practice didn't intrude on student privacy. He was Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist and Justices Antonin Scalia, Anthony M. Kennedy and Stephen G. Breyer.

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, John Paul Stevens, Sandra Day O'Connor and David H. Souter dissented.

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Drug Tests Backed for Broader Pool of Students (The Washington Post 6/28)
Justices Allow Schools Wider Use of Random Drug Tests for Pupils (The New York Times 6/28)
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Get the Case Board of Education of Independent School District No. 92 of Pottawatomie County v. Earls, No. 01-332:
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