Norwood v. Harrison
United States Supreme Court
413 U.S. 455 (1973)
Relevant factsFree
Mississippi's statutory textbook program purchased and lent books to both public and private school students without regard to whether a participating private school discriminated by race; Norwood, on behalf of a class of Mississippi students, challenged the program, and a three-judge district court upheld its validity.
IssueFree
Whether the Equal Protection Clause requires a state to provide the same financial assistance to private schools as it would to public schools without regard to whether the private schools engaged in discriminatory practices.