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Illinois ex rel. McCollum v. Board of Education
A state cannot use the public school system to aid religious faiths in the dissemination of their doctrines and ideals.
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Illinois ex rel. McCollum v. Board of Education (U.S. 1948).
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Illinois ex rel. McCollum v. Board of Education [U.S. Supreme Court, 1948] — A state cannot use the public school system to aid religious faiths in the dissemination of their doctrines and ideals. Source: ReligiousLiberty.TV (https://religiousliberty.tv/case-library/mccollum-2/, accessed November 1, 2026).
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Holding: A state cannot use the public school system to aid religious faiths in the dissemination of their doctrines and ideals.
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Illinois ex rel. McCollum v. Board of Education is a Church & State case decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1948. The court held that a state cannot use the public school system to aid religious faiths in the dissemination of their doctrines and ideals.