<P> Zelman v. Simmons - Harris , 536 U.S. 639 ( 2002 ) , was a 5 - 4 decision of the United States Supreme Court that upheld an Ohio program that used school vouchers . The Court decided that the program did not violate the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment even if the vouchers could be used for private , religious schools . </P>
<P> Zelman v. Simmons - Harris , 536 U.S. 639 ( 2002 ) , was a 5 - 4 decision of the United States Supreme Court that upheld an Ohio program that used school vouchers . The Court decided that the program did not violate the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment even if the vouchers could be used for private , religious schools . </P>
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the supreme court finally addressed the constitutionality of school voucher programs in
Zelman v. Simmons - Harris , 536 U.S. 639 ( 2002 )
Zelman v. Simmons - Harris , 536 U.S. 639 ( 2002 )