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THOMAS v. BURKE

Civ. A. No. 74-26.

379 F.Supp. 231 (1974)

Leona P. THOMAS and Augusta P. Finklestein, for themselves and those similarly situated v. Fred BURKE, as Commissioner of Education of the State of Rhode Island, et al.

United States District Court, D. Rhode Island.

July 11, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Amato A. DeLuca, Warwick, R. I., Allan M. Shine, Providence, R. I., for plaintiffs.

Richard P. McMahon, Providence, R. I., William T. Murphy, Pawtucket, R. I., for St. Joseph's.

W. Slater Allen, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen. for the State of Rhode Island, Providence, R. I., for defendants.

OPINION

PETTINE, Chief Judge.

The plaintiffs, residents and taxpayers of Woonsocket, Rhode Island, bring this action individually and on behalf of all other taxpayers similarly situated to enjoin an allegedly unconstitutional expenditure of State and local public funds to private parochial schools. The complaint alleges that pursuant to R.I. Gen'l Laws 1956 (1969 Reenactment) § 16-2-151 the defendant School Committee for...

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