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Date: 1975Meek v. Pittenger  

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  • In Meek v. Pittenger (1975), the plaintiffs, three individuals and four organizations, filed suit alleging that two Pennsylvania statutes violated the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment by authorizing the use of state purchased books, materials, and equipment in religious schools. One of the statutes, Act 194, authorized commonwealth officials to provide auxiliary services, including counseling, testing, and psychological services, to all children in Pennsylvania's non-public schools, free of charge. [Source: Encyclopedia of Education Law; Meek v. Pittenger]

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  • Date: 1975

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