Zobrest v. Catalina Foothills School District

Zobrest v. Catalina Foothills School District
Argued February 24, 1993
Decided June 18, 1993
Full case nameZobrest et al. v. Catalina Foothills School District
Docket no.92-94
Citations509 U.S. 1 (more)
113 S. Ct. 2462; 125 L. Ed. 2d 1
Case history
Prior963 F.2d 1190 (9th Cir. 1989)
Holding
A school must continue to provide an interpreter under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act even if the child elects to attend a religious school; to do so does not violate the Establishment Clause.
Court membership
Chief Justice
William Rehnquist
Associate Justices
Byron White · Harry Blackmun
John P. Stevens · Sandra Day O'Connor
Antonin Scalia · Anthony Kennedy
David Souter · Clarence Thomas
Case opinions
MajorityRehnquist, joined by White, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas
DissentBlackmun, joined by Souter (in full); Stevens, O'Connor (Part I)
DissentO'Connor, joined by Stevens
Laws applied
Establishment Clause; Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

Zobrest v. Catalina Foothills School District, 509 U.S. 1 (1993), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the court held that a school must continue to provide an interpreter under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act even if the child elects to attend a religious school; to do so does not violate the Establishment Clause.