1940's Religion | Everson v. Board of Education of Ewing

Supreme Court decision

By: Hugo LaFayette Black

Date: February 10, 1947

Source: Everson v. Board of Education of Ewing TP. 330 U.S. 1 (1947). Available online at http://laws.findlaw.com/us/330/1.html; website home page: http://www.findlaw.com (accessed February 5, 2003).

About the Author: Justice Hugo LaFayette Black (1886–1971), born in Harlan, Alabama, was a Democratic senator from 1927 to 1937. President Franklin D. Roosevelt (served 1933–1945) appointed him to the United States Supreme Court in 1937, a position he held until 1971. Controversial and contradictory as a justice, Black was noted especially for his strong defense of the rights of citizens as guaranteed by the First Amendment of the Constitution.

Introduction

Arch R. Everson, a resident and taxpayer...