Everson v. Board of Education

Everson v. Board of Education (1947) was a Supreme Court case that addressed whether public money can be used to reimburse parents for transportation costs to religious schools. The Court ruled that providing transportation aid does not violate the First Amendment's separation of church and state, as it supports students regardless of religious affiliation and serves a secular purpose. This case set an important precedent for determining how government actions can be consistent with religious freedom, establishing that such aid is permissible when it benefits all students equally and does not endorse religion.