agostini et al felton et argued april decided june aguilar felton held new york city program sent public school teachers parochial schools provide remedial education disadvantaged children pursuant title elementary secondary education act necessitated excessive entanglement church state violated first amendment establishment clause remand district entered permanent injunction reflecting ruling years later petitioners parties bound injunction filed motions seeking relief injunction operation federal rule civil procedure emphasized significant costs complying aguilar assertions five justices board ed kiryas joel village school dist grumet aguilar reconsidered argued relief proper rule rufo inmates suffolk county jail aguilar squared intervening establishment clause jurisprudence longer good law district denied motion merits declaring aguilar demise yet occurred second circuit agreed affirmed held federally funded program providing supplemental remedial instruction disadvantaged children neutral basis invalidunder establishment clause instruction given premises sectarian schools government employees program containing safeguards present new york city title program accordingly aguilar well portion companion case school dist grand rapids ball addressing shared time program longer good law pp rufo supra rule upon terms may relieve party final judgment longer equitable judgment prospective application authorizes relief injunction moving party shows significant change either factual conditions law since exorbitant costs complying injunction known time aguilar decided see dissenting constitute change factual conditions sufficient warrant relief accord rufo supra also unavailing fact five justices kiryas joel expressed view aguilar reconsidered overruled question aguilar propriety case justices views said effected change establishment clause law thus petitioners ability satisfy rule prerequisites hinges whether later establishment clause cases undermined aguilar longer good law pp answer question necessary understand rationale upon aguilar ball rested one programs evaluated ball grand rapids michigan shared time program analogous new york city title program applying three part lemon kurtzman test ball acknowledged shared time program satisfied test first element served purely secular purpose ultimately concluded impermissible effect advancing religion violation test second element conclusion rested three assumptions public employee works religious school premises presumed inculcate religion work see ii presence public employees private school premises creates impermissible symbolic union church state see id iii public aid directly aids educational function religious schools impermissibly finances religious indoctrination even aid reaches schools consequence private decisionmaking see additionally aguilar set forth fourth assumption new york city title program necessitates excessive government entanglement religion violation lemon test third element public employees teach religious school premises must closely monitored ensure inculcate religion see pp recent cases undermined assumptions upon ball aguilar relied contrary aguilar conclusion placing full time government employees parochial school campuses matter law impermissible effect advancing religion indoctrination subsequent cases modified two significant respects approach uses assess whether government impermissibly advanced religion inculcating religious beliefs first abandoned ball presumption public employees placed parochial school grounds inevitably inculcate religion presence constitutes symbolic union government religion zobrest catalina foothills school evidence ever shown new york city instructor teaching parochial school premises attempted inculcate religion students second departed ball rule government aid directly aids educational function religious schools invalid witters washington dept servs blind zobrest supra relevant respects provision instructional services issue indistinguishable provision sign language interpreter zobrest zobrest witters make clear current law shared time program ball new york city title program matter law deemed effect advancing religion indoctrination thus precedent experience require rejection premises upon ball relied pp new york city title program give aid recipients incentive modify religious beliefs practices order obtain program services although ball aguilar completely ignored consideration establishment clause cases since examined criteria aid program identifies beneficiaries determine whether criteria effect advancing religion creating financial incentive undertake religious indoctrination cf witters supra zobrest supra incentive present aid allocated basis neutral secular criteria neither favor disfavor religion made available religious secular beneficiaries nondiscriminatory basis circumstances aid less likely effect advancing religion see widmar vincent newyork city title services available children meet eligibility requirements matter religious beliefs go school pp aguilar erred concluding new york city title program resulted excessive entanglement church state regardless whether entanglement considered course assessing program impermissible effect advancing religion walz tax city new york factor separate apart effect lemon kurtzman considerations used assess excessiveness similar looks character purposes benefited institutions nature aid state provides resulting relationship government religious authority simplest recognize entanglement significant treat walz aspect inquiry statute effect aguilar finding excessive entanglement rested three grounds program require pervasive monitoring public authorities ensure title employees inculcate religion ii program required administrative cooperation government parochial schools iii program might increase dangers political divisiveness current establishment clause understanding last two considerations insufficient create excessive entanglement present matter title services offered held title services offered campus aguilar supra first consideration undermined zobrest zobrest abandoned presumption public employees inculcate religion simply happen sectarian environment longer need assume pervasive monitoring title teachers required suggestion record system new york city place monitor title employees insufficient prevent detect inculcation moreover failed find excessive entanglement cases involving far onerous burdens religious institutions see bowen kendrick pp thus new york city title program run afoul three primary criteria currently uses evaluate whether government aid effect advancing religion result governmental indoctrination define recipients reference religion create excessive entanglement carefully constrained program reasonably viewed endorsement religion pp stare decisis doctrine preclude recognizing change law overruling aguilar portions ball inconsistent recent decisions gaudin moreover light conclusion aguilar decided differently current establishment clause law adherence decision undoubtedly work manifest injustice law case doctrine apply accord davis pp significant change establishment clause law entitles petitioners relief rule general practice apply rule law announcing parties rodriguez de quijas express even overruling case adarand constructors peña neither acknowledges holds courts ever conclude recent cases implication overruled earlier precedent rather lower courts follow case directly controls leaving prerogative overruling decisions rodriguez de quijas supra respondents various arguments relief granted case different analysis required reviewing abuse discretion district denial relief petitioners unprecedented use rule vehicle effecting changes law rather means recognizing encourage litigants burden federal courts deluge rule motions petitioners use rule context erode institutional integrity wait better vehicle evaluate aguilar continuing vitality persuasive pp reversed remanded delivered opinion rehnquist scalia kennedy thomas joined souter filed dissenting opinion stevens ginsburg joined breyer joined part ii ginsburg filed dissenting opinion stevens souter breyer joined notice opinion subject formal revision publication preliminary print reports readers requested notify reporter decisions wash ington typographical formal errors order corrections may made preliminary print goes press nos rachel agostini et petitioners betty louise felton et al chancellor board education city new york et petitioners writs certiorari appeals second circuit june justice delivered opinion aguilar felton held establishment clause first amendment barred city new york sending public school teachers parochial schools provide remedial education disadvantaged children pursuant congressionally mandated program remand district eastern district new york entered permanent injunction reflecting ruling twelve years later petitioners parties bound injunction seek relief operation petitioners maintain aguilar squared intervening establishment clause jurisprudence ask explicitly recognize recent cases already dictate aguilar longer good law agree petitioners aguilar consistent subsequent establishment clause decisions conclude facts presented petitioners entitled federal rule civilprocedure relief operation district prospective injunction congress enacted title elementary secondary education act stat modified et provid full educational opportunity every child regardless economic background sess hereinafter title toward end title channels federal funds local educational agencies lea lea spend funds provide remedial education guidance job counseling eligible students lea must use funds help participating children meet state student performance standards lea may use funds provide counseling mentoring pupil services see also iv eligible student one resides within attendance boundaries public school located low income area ii failing risk failing state student performance standards title funds must made available eligible children regardless whether attend public schools services provided children attending private schools must equitable comparison services benefits public school children see cfr lea providing services children enrolled inprivate schools subject number constraints imposed provides aid public schools title services may provided private school students eligible aid used provide services school wide basis compare cfr allowing school wide programs public schools addition lea must retain complete control title funds retain title materials used provide title services provide services public employees persons independent private school religious institution title services must secular neutral nonideological must supplement case supplant level services already provided private school cfr petitioner board education city new york board lea first applied title funds grappled ever since provide title services private school students within jurisdiction approximately total number students eligible title services private school students see app recognizing private schools within board jurisdiction sectarian felton secretary dept board initially arranged transport children public schools school title instruction enterprise largely unsuccessful attendance poor teachers children tired parents concerned safety children ibid board moved school instruction onto private school campuses congress contemplated enacted title see wheeler barrera program also yielded mixed results board implemented plan weevaluated aguilar felton plan called provision title services private school premises school hours plan public employees serve title instructors counselors assignments private schools made voluntary basis without regard religious affiliation employee wishes private school ibid appeals aguilar observed large majority title teachers worked nonpublic schools religious affiliations different vast majority title teachers also moved among private schools spending fewer five days week school ibid public employee provide title instruction private school given detailed set written oral instructions emphasizing secular purpose title setting rules followed ensure purpose compromised specifically employees told employees board accountable public school supervisors ii exclusive responsibility selecting students title program teach children met eligibility criteria title iii materials equipment used title program iv engage team teaching cooperative instructional activities private school teachers introduce religious matter teaching become involved way religious activities private schools ibid religious symbols removed classrooms used title services rules acknowledged might necessary title teachers consult student regular classroom teacher assess student particularneeds progress admonished instructors limit consultations mutual professional concerns regarding student education ensure compliance rules publicly employed field supervisor attempt make least one unannounced visit teacher classroom every month six federal taxpayers respondents sued board district eastern district new york respondents sought declaratory injunctive relief claiming board title program violated establishment clause district permitted parents number parochial school students receiving title services intervene codefendants district granted summary judgment board appeals second circuit reversed noting board title program done much good little detectable harm appeals nevertheless held meek pittenger wolman walter compelled declare program unconstitutional decision affirmed ground board title program necessitated excessive entanglement church state administration title benefits remand district permanently enjoined board using public funds plan program title extent requires authorizes permits public school teachers guidance counselors provide teaching counseling services premises sectarian schools within new york city app pet cert pp disputed additional costs complying aguilar mandate significant since school year board spent million providing computer aided instruction leasing sites mobile instructional units transporting students sites app million spent school years annual additional costs average around million secretary education regulations costs incurred result implementing alternative delivery systems comply requirements aguilar felton paid state federal funds deducted federal grant title funds distributed student cfr aguilar costs thus reduce amount title money lea available remedial education lea cut back number students receive title benefits title funds available new york city children school years board deduct million top compliance aguilar app aguilar handed estimated economically disadvantaged children city new york see dissenting children nationwide see levy establishment clause experience decline title services see also estimating aguilar costs resulted decline percent number private school children served october december petitioners board new group parents parochial school students entitled title services filed motions district seeking relief federal rule civil procedure permanent injunction entered district remand decision aguilar petitioners argued relief proper rule decision rufo inmates suffolk county jail decisional law changed make legal injunction designed prevent specifically petitioners pointed statements five justices board ed kiryas joel village school dist grumet calling overruling aguilar district denied motion district recognized petitioners bottom sought procedurally sound vehicle get propriety injunction back app pet cert concluded board ha properly proceeded rule seek relief injunction despite observations landscape establishment clause decisions changed may good reason conclude aguilar demise imminent district denied rule motion merits aguilar demise yet occurred appeals second circuit affirmed substantially reasons stated district opinion granted certiorari reverse question must answer simple one petitioners entitled relief district permanent injunction rule rule subsection petitioners proceeded motion upon terms may relieve party final judgment order longer equitable judgment prospective application petitioners point three changes factual legal landscape believe justify claim forrelief rule first contend exorbitant costs complying district injunction constitute significant factual development warranting modification injunction see brief petitioner agostini et al petitioners also argue two significant legal developments since aguilar decided majority justices expressed views aguilar reconsidered overruled see supra aguilar event undermined subsequent establishment clause decisions including witters washington dept servs blind zobrest catalina foothills school rosenberger rector visitors univ respondents counter costs providing title services site known time aguilar decided relevant case law changed district err denying petitioners motions obviously neither law supporting original decision litigation facts changed need decide propriety rule motion accordingly turn threshold issue whether factual legal landscape changed since decided aguilar agree respondents petitioners failed establish significant change factual conditions required rufo petitioners time aguilar decided aware additional costs incurred title services provided parochial school classrooms see app defendants joint statement material facts dispute filed detailing costs providing premises services aguilar dissenting observing costs complying aguilar decision likely cause decline title services new york citystudents predictions additional costs turned accurate constitute change factual conditions warranting relief rule accord rufo ordinarily modification granted party relies upon events actually anticipated time order entered also agree respondents statements made five justices kiryas joel furnish basis concluding establishment clause jurisprudence changed kiryas joel considered constitutionality new york law carved public school district coincide boundaries village kiryas joel enclave satmar hasidic sect new district created satmar children wishing receive special educational services individuals disabilities education act idea et receive services public schools located outside village satmar parents rarely permitted children attend schools new york created new public school district within boundaries village satmar children stay within village receive idea services public school premises publicly employed instructors course opinion observed new york created special school district response decision aguilar required new york cease providing idea services satmar children premises private religious schools five justices joined opinions calling reconsideration aguilar see concurring part concurring judgment kennedy concurring judgment scalia dissenting joined rehnquist thomas question aguilar propriety us views five justices case reconsidered overruled said effected change establishment clause law light conclusions petitioners ability satisfy prerequisites rule hinges whether later establishment clause cases undermined aguilar longer good law turn inquiry order evaluate whether aguilar eroded subsequent establishment clause cases necessary understand rationale upon aguilar well companion case school dist grand rapids ball rested ball evaluated two programs implemented school district grand rapids michigan district shared time program one analogous title provided remedial enrichment classes public expense students attending nonpublic schools classes taught regular school hours publicly employed teachers using materials purchased public funds premises nonpublic schools shared time courses subjects designed supplement core curriculum nonpublic schools nonpublic schools eligible program pervasively sectarian character purpos schools advance particular religions conducted analysis applying three part test set forth lemon kurtzman first statute must secular legislative purpose second principal primary effect must acknowledged shared time program served purely secular purpose thereby satisfying first part called lemon test nevertheless ultimately concluded program impermissible effect advancing religion found program violated establishment clause prohibition government financed government sponsored indoctrination beliefs particular religious faith least three ways ibid first drawing upon analysis meek pittenger observed teachers participating programs may become involved intentionally inadvertently inculcating particular religious tenets beliefs meek invalidated pennsylvania program full time public employees provided supplemental auxiliary services remedial accelerated instruction guidance counseling testing speech hearing services nonpublic school children schools although auxiliary services secular mostly dispensed premises parochial schools atmosphere dedicated advancement religious belief constantly maintained meek instruction atmosphere sufficient create potential impermissible fostering religion cf wolman walter upholding programs employing public employees provide remedial instruction guidance counseling nonpublic school children sites away nonpublic school concluded grand rapids program shared defects meek classes conducted premises religious schools accordingly majority found substantial risk teachers even employed private schools might subtly overtly conform instruction pervasively sectarian environment taught danger state sponsored indoctrination exacerbated school district failure monitor courses religious content notably disregarded lack evidence specific incidents religious indoctrination largely irrelevant reasoning potential witnesses indoctrination parochial school students parents parochial school officials might unable detect little incentive report incidents presence public teachers parochial school grounds second related impermissible effect created graphic symbol concert union dependency church state quoting zorach clauson especially perceived children formative years feared perception symbolic union church state conve message government endorsement religion thereby violate core purpose establishment clause third found shared time program impermissibly financed religious indoctrination subsidizing primary religious mission institutions affected separated prior decisions evaluating programs aided secular activities religious institutions two categories concluded aid resulted effect indirect remote orincidental upheld aid concluded aid resulted direct substantial advancement sectarian enterprise invalidated aid internal quotation marks omitted light meek wolman grand rapids program fell latter category cases ruled state loan instructional equipment materials parochial schools impermissible form direct aid advanced primary religion oriented educational function sectarian school citations quotation marks omitted providing kind aid instructional materials used teach religion freeing money religious indoctrination school otherwise devoted secular education given holdings meek wolman shared time program provided teachers well instructional equipment materials surely invalid ball likewise placed weight fact program provided student rather school impermissible effect mitigated fact program supplemented courses offered parochial schools new york city title program challenged aguilar closely resembled shared time program struck ball found fault aspect title program present ball board adopted system monitoring religious content publicly funded title classes religious schools even though monitoring system might prevent title program used inculcate religion concluded lemon meek level monitoring necessary certain program exclusively secular effect inevitably resul excessive entanglement church andstate thereby running afoul lemon third prong see lemon invalidating rhode island program entanglement grounds comprehensive discriminating continuing state surveillance inevitably required ensure th restrictions indoctrination obeyed meek invalidating pennsylvania program entanglement grounds excessive monitoring required state certain public school officials inculcate religion majority view new york city title program suffered critical elements entanglement present lemon meek aid provided pervasively sectarian environment form teachers requiring ongoing inspection ensure absence religious message pervasive monitoring public authorities sectarian schools infringes precisely establishment clause values root prohibition excessive entanglement noted two forms entanglement inherent new york city title program administrative cooperation required implement title services dangers political divisiveness might grow day day decisions public officials make order provide title services distilled essentials conclusion shared time program ball impermissible effect advancing religion rested three assumptions public employee works premises religious school presumed inculcate religion work ii presence public employees private school premises creates symbolic union church state iii public aid directly aids educational function religious schools impermissibly finances religious indoctrination even ifthe aid reaches schools consequence private decisionmaking additionally aguilar fourth assumption new york city title program necessitated excessive government entanglement religion public employees teach premises religious schools must closely monitored ensure inculcate religion recent cases undermined assumptions upon ball aguilar relied sure general principles use evaluate whether government aid violates establishment clause changed since aguilar decided example continue ask whether government acted purpose advancing inhibiting religion nature inquiry remained largely unchanged see witters bowen kendrick concluding adolescent family life act secular purpose board ed westside community schools dist mergens concluding equal access act secular purpose cf edwards aguillard striking louisiana law required creationism discussed evolution public schools law lacked legitimate secular purpose likewise continue explore whether aid effect advancing inhibiting religion changed since decided ball aguilar understanding criteria used assess whether aid religion impermissible effect repeatedly recognized government inculcation religious beliefs impermissible effect advancing religion cases subsequent aguilar however modified two significant respects theapproach use assess indoctrination first abandoned presumption erected meek ball placement public employees parochial school grounds inevitably results impermissible effect state sponsored indoctrination constitutes symbolic union government religion zobrest catalina foothills school examined whether idea et constitutional applied deaf student sought bring state employed sign language interpreter roman catholic high school held permissible expressly disavowing notion establishment clause laid absolute bar placing public employee sectarian school flat rule smacking antiquated notions taint indeed exalt form substance ibid refused presume publicly employed interpreter pressured pervasively sectarian surroundings inculcate religion add ing subtract ing lectures translated ibid absence evidence contrary assumed instead interpreter dutifully discharge responsibilities full time public employee comply ethical guidelines profession accurately translating said government aid zobrest interpreter inculcating religious messages government indoctrination took place able conclude provision assistance barred establishment clause ibid zobrest therefore expressly rejected notion relied ball aguilar solely presence private school property public employee presumed inculcate religion students zobrest also implicitly repudiated another assumption ball aguilar turned thepresence public employee private school property creates impermissible symbolic link government religion justice souter contends zobrest undermine presumption inculcation erected ball aguilar conclusion contrary rests mistaken reading zobrest post view zobrest held establishment clause tolerates presence public employees sectarian schools limited circumstances employee simply translates one student material presented class benefit students post sign language interpreter zobrest unlike remedial instructors ball aguilar signing justice souter explains understood opportunity inject religious content supposed secular instruction ibid thus able conclude zobrest distinguishable therefore perfectly consistent ball aguilar zobrest however expressly implicitly rely upon basis justice souter advances distinguishing ball aguilar thought signers opportunity inject religious content translations reason consult record evidence inaccurate translations signer zobrest opportunity inculcate religion performance duties title employees genuine basis upon confine zobrest underlying rationale public employees presumed inculcate religion sign language interpreters indeed even zobrest dissenters acknowledged shift zobrest effected establishment clause law criticized majority stray ing course set nearly five decades establishment clause jurisprudence blackmun dissenting thus zobrest case created fresh law post refusal limit zobrest facts despite rationale view amount misreading precedent second departed rule relied ball government aid directly aids educational function religious schools invalid witters washington dept servs blind held establishment clause bar state issuing vocational tuition grant blind person wished use grant attend christian college become pastor missionary youth director even though grant recipient clearly use money obtain religious education observed tuition grants made available generally without regard sectarian nonsectarian public nonpublic nature institution benefited quoting committee public ed religious liberty nyquist grants disbursed directly students used money pay tuition educational institution choice view transaction different state issuing paycheck one employees knowing employee donate part check religious institution situations money ultimately went religious institutions result genuinely independent private choices individuals ibid logic applied zobrest allowed state provide interpreter even though mouthpiece religious instruction idea neutral eligibility criteria ensured interpreter presence sectarian school result private decision individual parents attributed state decisionmaking emphasis added private school nothave provided interpreter also concluded aid zobrest indirectly finance religious education reliev ing sectarian schoo costs otherwise borne educating students zobrest witters make clear current law shared time program ball new york city title program aguilar matter law deemed effect advancing religion indoctrination indeed premises upon relied ball reach contrary conclusion longer valid first reason presume simply enters parochial school classroom full time public employee title teacher depart assigned duties instructions embark religious indoctrination reason zobrest think interpreter inculcate religion altering translation classroom lectures certainly evidence ever shown new york city title instructor teaching parochial school premises attempted inculcate religion students national coalition public ed religious liberty harris supp sdny felton secretary dept aff sub nom aguilar felton thus precedent experience require us reject respondents remarkable argument must presume title instructors uncontrollable sometimes unprofessional tr oral arg discussed zobrest also repudiates ball assumption presence title teachers parochial school classrooms without create impression symbolic union church state justice souter maintains zobrest dispositive point aguilar implicitconclusion new york city title program created symbolic union rested presence title employees parochial school grounds post title continues foster symbolic union board sectarian schools mandates involvement public teachers instruction provided within sectarian schools fus es public private faculties post justice souter disavow notion uniformly adopted lower courts title services may provided sectarian school students campus locations post even though notion necessarily presupposes danger symbolic union evaporates services provided campus taking view difference constitutional program unconstitutional one location classroom since degree cooperation title instructors parochial school faculty matter services provided see perceptible let alone dispositive difference degree symbolic union student receiving remedial instruction classroom sectarian school campus one receiving instruction van parked school curbside draw line based solely location public employee neither sensible sound post zobrest rejected current law conclude program placing full time public employees parochial campuses provide title instruction impermissibly finance religious indoctrination relevant respects provision instructional services title indistinguishable provision sign language interpreters idea programs make aid available eligible recipients aid provided students whatever school choose attend although title instruction provided toseveral students whereas interpreter provides translation single student distinction constitutionally significant moreover zobrest title services law supplemental regular curricula cfr services therefore reliev sectarian schools costs otherwise borne educating students zobrest justice souter finds conclusion idea title programs similar puzzling points three differences perceives programs title services distributed lea directly religious schools instead individual students pursuant formal application process ii title services necessarily reliev religious school expense otherwise assumed iii title provides services students programs witters zobrest post none distinctions meaningful true individual students may directly apply title services follow premise services distributed directly religious schools post fact title funds ever reach coffers religious schools compare committee public ed religious liberty regan involving program giving direct cash reimbursement religious schools performing certain state mandated tasks title services may provided religious schools school wide basis cfr title funds instead distributed public agency lea dispenses services directly eligible students within boundaries matter choose attend school moreover fail see providing title services directly eligible students results greater financing religious indoctrination simply students first required submit formal application also persuaded title services supplant remedial instruction guidance counseling already provided new york city sectarian schools although justice souter maintains sectarian schools provide services schools reduce services students begin receive title instruction see post claims rest speculation impossibility drawing line supplemental general education see post evidence record board fact violating title regulations providing services supplant offered sectarian schools see cfr unwilling speculate sectarian schools provide remedial instruction guidance counseling students unwilling presume board violate title regulations continuing provide title services students attend sectarian school curtailed remedial instruction program response title willing conclude constitutionality aid program depends number sectarian school students happen receive otherwise neutral aid zobrest turn fact james zobrest time litigation child using publicly funded sign language interpreter attend parochial school accord mueller allen loath adopt rule grounding constitutionality facially neutral law annual reports reciting extent various classes private citizens claimed benefits law fatal argument new york city title program directly subsidizes religion applies equal force services provided campus aguilar implied providing services campus entirely consistent theestablishment clause justice souter resists impulse upset implication contending justified ground title services less likely supplant otherwise go inside sectarian schools subsidize remains services offered campus post justice souter explain sectarian school incentive make patently significant cut backs curriculum matter title services offered since school ostensibly excused provide title type services incentive either way find logical basis upon conclude title services impermissible subsidy religion offered campus offered campus accordingly contrary conclusion aguilar placing full time employees parochial school campuses matter law impermissible effect advancing religion indoctrination although examined witters zobrest criteria aid program identifies beneficiaries solely assess whether use aid indoctrinate religion attributed state number establishment clause cases found criteria used identifying beneficiaries relevant second respect apart enabling evaluate whether program subsidizes religion specifically criteria might effect advancing religion creating financial incentive undertake religious indoctrination cf witters supra upholding neutrally available program create financial incentive students undertake sectarian education zobrest supra upholding neutrally availableidea aid creates financial incentive parents choose sectarian school accord post souter dissenting venhandedness necessary sufficient condition aid program satisfy constitutional scrutiny incentive present however aid allocated basis neutral secular criteria neither favor disfavor religion made available religious secular beneficiaries nondiscriminatory basis circumstances aid less likely effect advancing religion see widmar vincent provision benefits broad spectrum groups important index secular effect ball aguilar gave consideration weight since decisions sustained programs provided aid eligible children regardless attended school see everson board ed ewing sustaining local ordinance authorizing parents deduct state tax returns costs transporting children school public buses board ed central school dist allen sustaining new york law loaning secular textbooks children mueller allen sustaining minnesota statute allowing parents deduct actual costs tuition textbooks transportation state tax returns witters sustaining washington law granting eligible blind persons vocational assistance zobrest sustaining section idea providing disabled children necessary aid applying reasoning new york city title program clear title services allocated basis criteria neither favor disfavor religion cfr see supra services available children meet act eligibility requirements matter religious beliefs go school board program therefore give aid recipients incentive modify religious beliefs practices order obtain services turn aguilar conclusion new york city title program resulted excessive entanglement church state whether government aid program results entanglement consistently aspect establishment clause analysis considered entanglement course assessing whether aid program impermissible effect advancing religion walz tax city new york factor separate apart effect lemon kurtzman regardless characterized issue however factors use assess whether entanglement excessive similar factors use examine effect assess entanglement looked character purposes institutions benefited nature aid state provides resulting relationship government religious authority similarly assessed law effect examining character institutions benefited whether religious institutions predominantly religious see meek cf hunt mcnair nature aid state provided whether neutral nonideological see everson wolman indeed lemon entanglement found independently necessitate program invalidation also found effectof inhibiting religion see ignore danger pervasive modern governmental power ultimately intrude religion thus simplest recognize entanglement significant treat walz aspect inquiry statute effect entanglements course effect advancing inhibiting religion interaction church state inevitable see always tolerated level involvement two entanglement must excessive runs afoul establishment clause see bowen kendrick excessive entanglement government reviews adolescent counseling program set religious institutions grantees reviews materials used grantees monitors program periodic visits roemer board public works excessive entanglement state conducts annual audits ensure categorical state grants religious colleges used teach religion title program result excessive entanglement advances inhibits religion discussed previously finding excessive entanglement aguilar rested three grounds program require pervasive monitoring public authorities ensure title employees inculcate religion ii program required administrative cooperation board parochial schools iii program might increase dangers political divisiveness current understanding establishment clause last two considerations insufficient create excessive entanglement present matter title services offered held titlei services offered campus aguilar supra limiting holding premises services walker san francisco unified school pulido cavazos committee public ed religious liberty secretary dept supp edny assumption underlying first consideration undermined aguilar presumed full time public employees parochial school grounds tempted inculcate religion despite ethical standards required uphold risk pervasive monitoring required zobrest longer presume public employees inculcate religion simply happen sectarian environment since abandoned assumption properly instructed public employees fail discharge duties faithfully must also discard assumption pervasive monitoring title teachers required suggestion record us unannounced monthly visits public supervisors insufficient prevent detect inculcation religion public employees moreover found excessive entanglement cases imposed far onerous burdens religious institutions monitoring system issue see bowen supra summarize new york city title program run afoul three primary criteria currently use evaluate whether government aid effect advancing religion result governmental indoctrination define recipients reference religion create excessive entanglement therefore hold federally funded program providing supplemental remedial instruction disadvantaged children neutral basis invalid establishment clause instructionis given premises sectarian schools government employees pursuant program containing safeguards present considerations justify holding require us conclude carefully constrained program also reasonably viewed endorsement religion accord witters mere circumstance aid recipient chosen use neutrally available state aid help pay religious education confer message state endorsement religion bowen supra finding symbolic link congress made federal funds neutrally available adolescent counseling accordingly must acknowledge aguilar well portion ball addressing grand rapids shared time program longer good law doctrine stare decisis preclude us recognizing change law overruling aguilar portions ball inconsistent recent decisions often noted tare decisis inexorable command payne tennessee instead reflects policy judgment matters important applicable rule law settled settled right burnet coronado oil gas brandeis dissenting policy weakest interpret constitution interpretation altered constitutional amendment overruling prior decisions seminole tribe florida slip payne supra joseph stock yards stone cardozo concurring result doctrine stare decisis limited application field constitutional law thus held several cases stare decisis prevent us overruling previous decision significant change subsequent development constitutional law gaudin slip stare decisis may yield prior decision underpinnings eroded subsequent decisions alabama smith noting later development constitutional law basis overruling decision planned parenthood southeastern casey observing decision properly overruled development constitutional law since case decided implicitly explicitly left behind mere survivor obsolete constitutional thinking discussed establishment clause jurisprudence changed significantly since decided ball aguilar decision overturn cases rests far present doctrinal disposition come differently casey supra therefore overrule ball aguilar extent decisions inconsistent current understanding establishment clause law case doctrine place additional constraints ability overturn aguilar doctrine reopen issues decided earlier stages litigation messenger anderson doctrine apply convinced prior decision clearly erroneous work manifest injustice arizona california light conclusion aguilar decided differently current establishment clause law think adherence decision undoubtedly work manifest injustice law case doctrine apply accord davis appeals erred adhering law case doctrine despite intervening precedent therefore conclude establishment clause law significant ly change since decided aguilar see rufo left decide whether change law entitles petitioners relief rule conclude general practice apply rule law announce case parties us rodriguez de quijas express general rule long standing law announced decision controls case bar adhere practice even overrule case adarand constructors peña example district appeals rejected argument racial classifications federal programs evaluated strict scrutiny relying upon decision metro broadcasting fcc granted certiorari overruled metro broadcasting hesitate vacate judgments lower courts necessarily concluded courts relied legal principle withstood test time see also hubbard overruling decision relied upon appeals reversing lower judgment relied upon overruled case acknowledge hold courts conclude recent cases implication overruled earlier precedent reaffirm precedent direct application case yet appears rest reasons rejected line decisions ofappeals follow case directly controls leaving prerogative overruling decisions rodriguez de quijas adherence teaching district appeals case insulate legal principle relied review determine continued vitality trial acted within discretion entertaining motion supporting allegations also correct recognize motion denied unless reinterpreted binding precedent respondents justice ginsburg urge us adopt different analysis reviewing district denial petitioners rule motion abuse discretion see browder director dept corrections true trial discretion exercise discretion permitted stand find rests upon legal principle longer sustained see cooter gell hartmarx standard review employ litigation therefore require us depart general practice see adarand supra hubbard supra respondents nevertheless contend grant rule relief spite propriety contexts contend petitioners used rule unprecedented way means recognizing changes law vehicle effecting sanction use rule respondents argue encourage litigants burden federal courts deluge rule motions premised nothing claim various judges justices stated law changed see also post ginsburg dissenting contending granting rule relief case encourage invitations toreconsider old cases based speculat ions chances changes membership think fears overstated noted judge stated belief case overruled make see supra importantly decision today intimately tied context arose litigation involves party request rule vacate continuing injunction entered years ago light bona fide significant change subsequent law clause rule petitioners invoke applies terms judgment hav ing prospective application intervening developments law rarely constitute extraordinary circumstances required relief rule remaining avenue relief basis judgments lacking prospective component see moore moore federal practice ed collecting cases decision effect outside context ordinary civil litigation propriety continuing prospective relief issue compare teague lane applying stringent standard recognizing changes law new rules light interests comity present federal habeas corpus proceedings given rule specifically contemplates grant relief circumstances presented hardly said somehow warped rule means allowing anytime rehearing see post ginsburg dissenting respondents contend etitioners roposed se rule ill rode nstitutional ntegrity brief respondents respondents explain proper application rule undermines legitimacy instead respondents focus harm occasioned overrule aguilar discussed dono violence doctrine stare decisis recognize bona fide changes decisional law circumstances violence legitimacy derive reliance doctrine casey final matter see reason wait better vehicle evaluate impact subsequent cases aguilar continued vitality evaluate rule motion properly us today way undermines integrity interpretation procedural rules signals departure responsive non agenda setting character post ginsburg dissenting indeed circumstances particularly inequitable us bide time waiting another case arise city new york labors continuing injunction forcing spend millions dollars mobile instructional units leased sites instead spending money give economically disadvantaged children better chance success life means program perfectly consistent establishment clause reasons reverse judgment appeals remand district instructions vacate september order ordered nos rachel agostini et petitioners betty louise felton et al chancellor board education city new york et petitioners writs certiorari appeals second circuit june justice souter justice stevens justice ginsburg join justice breyer joins part ii dissenting novel proceeding petitioners seek relief injunction district entered years ago implement decision aguilar felton reasons given justice ginsburg see post holding petitioners entitled relief rule seriously mistaken misapplication rule tied equally erroneous reading recent establishment clause cases describes rejected underpinnings aguilar portions aguilar companion case school dist grand rapids ball result repudiate reasonable line drawn aguilar ball authorize direct state aid religious institutions unparalleled scale violation establishment clause central prohibition religious subsidies government respectfully dissent aguilar ball held supplemental instruction public school teachers premises religious schools regular school hours violated establishment clause aguilar course concerned school system us title program issue see ante local educational agencies receive public funds provide remedial education guidance job counseling eligible students including attending religious schools immediately aguilar new york city used title funds provide guidance services classes remedial reading remedial mathematics english second language students religious schools sending employees public school system including teachers guidance counselors psychologists social workers religious schools see aguilar supra ball involved program similar many respects title called shared time local school district provided religious school students supplementary classes religious schools taught teachers full time employees public schools subjects including remedial math reading art music physical education see ball held schemes ran afoul establishment clause shared time program theimpermissible effect promoting religion three ways first state paid teachers conducting classes sectarian environment might inadvertently intentionally manifest sympathy sectarian aims point using public funds religious educational purposes second government provision secular instruction religious schools produced symbolic union church state tended convey message students public state supported religion finally shared time program subsidized religious functions religious schools assuming responsibility teaching secular subjects schools otherwise required provide decision aguilar noted similarity title shared time programs held system new york city adopted monitor religious content title classes held religious schools necessarily result excessive entanglement church state violate establishment clause reason see aguilar supra indicate go along believe aguilar correct sensible decision reservation opinion emphasis excessive entanglement produced monitoring religious instructional content obscured facts independently called application two central tenets establishment clause jurisprudence state forbidden subsidize religion directly surely forbidden act way reasonably viewed religious endorsement see ball although establishment clause jurisprudence characterized absolutes clause absolutely prohibit government financed government sponsored indoctrination beliefs particular religious faith government promotes religion effectively fosters close identification powers responsibilities religious denominations attempts inculcate specific religious doctrines citing lynch donnelly concurring explained elsewhere flat ban subsidization antedates bill rights unwavering rule establishment clause cases qualified conclusion two terms ago state exactions college students sort public revenues subject ban see rosenberger rector visitors univ slip souter dissenting see also slip concurring rule expresses hard lesson learned american past experiences countries come religions supported governments compromised surely religious freedom dissenters burdened government supports religion government favors particular religion sect disadvantage others obvious even favored religion may fear taint ed corrosive secularism favored religion may compromised political figures reshape religion beliefs purposes may reformed government largesse brings government regulation lee weisman blackmun concurring quoting ball supra see also memorial remonstrance religious assessments complete madison padover ed religion flourishes greater purity without aid gov ernment howe garden wilderness noting roger williams view worldly corruptions might consume churches sturdy fences wilderness maintained ban againststate endorsement religion addresses historical lessons governmental approval religion tends reinforce religious message least short run token carry message exclusion less favored views see ball supra important concern effects test whether symbolic union church state effected challenged governmental action sufficiently likely perceived adherents controlling denominations endorsement nonadherents disapproval individual religious choices lee supra blackmun concurring government puts imprimatur particular religion conveys message exclusion adhere favored beliefs government premised belief persons created equal asserts god prefers engel vitale anguish hardship bitter strife result zealous religious groups struggl one another obtain government stamp approval human tendency course forget hard lessons overlook history governmental partnership religion cause worthy bureaucrats programs tendency forget reason establishment clause along constitution structural libertarian guarantees hope stopping corrosion starts principles violated programs issue aguilar ball consequence several significant features common title implemented new york city aguilar grand rapids shared time program provided classes premises religious schools covering wide range subjects including core primary secondary education like reading mathematics services termed supplemental programs instructors necessarily assumed responsibility teaching subjects religious schools otherwise obligated provide cf wolman walter provision diagnostic tests religious schools provides incidental benefit public employees carrying programs broad responsibilities involving exercise considerable discretion cf zobrest catalina foothills school sign language interpreter must transmit exactly said lemon kurtzman distinguishing establishment clause purposes books provided state students teachers paid state programs offered aid nonpublic school students generally title went public school students well participation religious school students program extensive cf witters washington dept servs blind one student sought state tuition assistance religious education finally aid title shared time flowed directly schools form classes programs distinct indirect aid reaches schools result independent private choice cf zobrest supra ny attenuated financial benefit parochial schools ultimately receive attributable private choices individual parents quoting mueller allen witters supra aid issued students reached religious institution result genuinely independent private choices aid recipients mueller supra therefore significant aguilar ball placement state paid teachers physical social settings religious schools consequent temptation thoseteachers reflect schools religious missions rhetoric instruction resulting need monitoring certainty entanglement see aguilar monitoring ball risk indoctrination remarkable schemes issue assumed teaching responsibility indistinguishable responsibility schools obligation primary secondary schools teach reading necessarily extends teaching hard time true math calling classes remedial distinguish subjects schools basic subjects however inadequately schools may addressing true title scheme struck aguilar true new york reverts old practices approval today simply line drawn instruction paid taxpayers expense instruction subject identified formally religious obvious sham say channel cash religious schools credited expense secular instruction line supplemental general education likewise impossible draw state may constitutionally enter schools teach manner question must constitutional principle free assume assume payment entire cost instruction provided ostensibly secular subject religious school explicitly recognized ball supra although aguilar concentrated entanglement noted similarity ball see aguilar supra judge friendly opinion second circuit made expressly clear stopping place principle public teacher entered religious schools teach secular subjects see felton dept education aff sub nom aguilar felton may objected subsidy remedial education even takes place religious premises subsidy even way new york city administered title program aguilar circumstances state religious school need schools save money program makes easier survive concentrate resources religious objectives argument may course prove much thought strong enough bar even premises aid teaching basics religious school pupils issue aguilar today nothing undermine sense drawing line remedial teaching premises premises teaching arguably less likely open door relieving religious schools responsibilities secular subjects simply schools less likely presumably legally unable dispense subjects curriculums make patently significant cut backs basic teaching within schools offset outside instruction aid delivered outside schools less likely supplant otherwise go inside subsidize remains top difference degree reasonably perceptible endorsement substantial sharing teaching responsibilities within school religious objectives far likely telegraph approval school mission keeping state distance clear every level observed ball symbolism union church state effected placing public school teachers religious schools likely influence children tender years whose experience limited whosebeliefs consequently function environment much free voluntary choice ball supra moreover aid goes overwhelmingly one religious denomination minimal contact state church less likely feed resentment religions like access public money worthy projects sum line drawn short barring state aid religious schools teaching standard subjects aguilar ball line sensible one capable principled adherence less sound less necessary today today ignores doctrine claims recent cases rejected elemental assumptions underlying aguilar much ball errs holding aguilar portion ball addressing shared time program longer good law ante rests mistaken reading zobrest catalina foothills school held establishment clause prevent school district providing sign language interpreter deaf student enrolled sectarian school today relies solely zobrest support contention abandoned presumption erected meek pittenger ball placement public employees parochial school grounds inevitably results impermissible effect state sponsored indoctrination constitutes symbolic union government religion ante zobrest however sanction overruling aguilar portion ball zobrest indeed recognize establishment clause lays absolute bar placing public employees sectarian school zobrest rejection per se rule hinged expressly nature employee job sign language interpretation signing circumscribed role signer point without reference facts benefited student received aid enrolling religious school employee assigned student school explained way task sign language interpreter seems us quite different teacher guidance counselor nothing record suggests sign language interpreter accurately interpret whatever material presented class whole fact ethical guidelines require interpreters transmit everything said exactly way intended signer thus seen like hearing aid teacher signing understood opportunity inject religious content supposed secular instruction zobrest accordingly holds limited circumstances public employee simply translates one student material presented class benefit students employee presence sectarian school violate establishment clause cf lemon kurtzman eachers substantially different ideological character books terms potential involving aspect faith morals secular subjects textbook content ascertainable teacher handling subject however ignores careful distinction drawn zobrest insists full time public employee title teacher like signer asserting reason presume simply enters parochial schoolclassroom teacher depart assigned duties instructions embark religious indoctrination ante whatever may merits position find short merit enjoy authority zobrest may disagree ball assertion publicly employed teacher working sectarian school apt reinforce pervasive inculcation religious beliefs disagreement fresh law tries press zobrest performing another service beyond reach says ball aguilar assumed presence public employee private school property creates impermissible symbolic link government religion ante zobrest repudiated assumption ante first ball aguilar said nothing mere presence public employees religious schools ball specifically addressed point held teachers employed public schools placed religious schools provide instruction students schoolday symbolic union church state created reasonably seen students endorsement see ball aguilar adopted conclusion reference see aguilar zobrest implicitly otherwise repudiate view involvement public teachers instruction provided within sectarian schools looks like partnership union implies approval sectarian aim subject symbolic unions strength implications lesson zobrest merely less less next claims ball rested assumption public aid directly aids educational function religious schools impermissiblyfinances religious indoctrination even aid reaches schools consequence private decision making ante ball opinion continues departed rule government aid directly aids educational function religious schools ante mischaracterizes ball discussion point misreads witters zobrest repudiating modest proposition ball fact rested ball establish aid religious schools necessarily violates establishment clause held shared time program subsidized religious functions parochial schools taking significant portion responsibility teaching secular subjects see ball supra noted never accepted mere possibility subsidization sufficient invalidate aid program instead enquired whether effect proffered aid direct substantial unconstitutional merely indirect incidental permissible emphasizing question one degree ball supra quoting committee public ed religious liberty nyquist zorach clauson witters zobrest nothing repudiate principle emphasizing rather limited nature aid issue case well fact religious institutions receive directly state witters noted state issue disputed vocational aid directly one student transmit school choice record evidence significant portion aid expended washington program whole end flowing religious education witters zobrest also presented instance single beneficiary seezobrest emphasized student previously received interpretive services public school determined aid used aid issue limited religious school relieved expense otherwise assumed educating students see accordingly puzzling find insisting aid scheme administered title considered aguilar comparable programs witters zobrest instead aiding isolated individuals within school system new york city title program aguilar served private school students attended religious schools see app instead serving individual blind deaf students title administered new york city aguilar revived funded instruction core subjects remedial reading reading skills remedial mathematics english second language provided guidance services see aguilar instead providing service school otherwise furnish title services necessarily relieved religious school expense otherwise assumed zobrest supra freed funds sectarian uses finally instead aid comes religious school indirectly sense distribution resultsfrom private decisionmaking public educational agency distributes title aid form programs services directly religious schools zobrest witters fair say individual students applicants individual benefits scale amount systemic supplement title local educational agency new york city board education may receive federal funding proposing programs approved serve individual students meet criteria need uses provide programs religious schools see app students eligible programs may apply directly title funds aid accordingly even formally aid individual students even formally individual aid must seen aid school system many individuals receive becomes significant feature system see wolman walter opinion powell sum nothing since ball aguilar case eroded distinction direct substantial indirect incidental principled line breached notes aid programs providing benefits solely religious groups may constitutionally suspect aid allocated neutral secular criteria less likely effect advancing religion ante opinion says ball aguilar gave consideration weight accordingly conflict number decisions exactly thinks ball aguilar inadequately considered clear given evenhandedness necessary sufficient condition aid program satisfy constitutional scrutiny title services available eligible children regardless whether go religious public schools explained elsewhere alone recognizing see rosenberger slip concurring slip souter dissenting see also bowen kendrick fact define reach establishment clause scheme government aid results support religion substantial degree endorsement value formal neutrality scheme render establishment clause helpless holdings aguilar ball inapposite finally issue precedent stare decisis barrier eyes reads aguilar ball exaggerated propositions witters zobrest supposed limited point abandoned doctrine cf patterson mclean credit union dispensation stare decisis accordingly convincing reading cases since aguilar came case held need concern risk publicly paid school teachers may religious doctrine case repudiated distinction direct substantial aid aid indirect incidental case held fusing public private faculties one religious school create impermissible union carry impermissible endorsement case held direct subsidization religious education isconstitutional assumption portion religious school teaching responsibility direct subsidization continuity law indeed matched persistence facts aguilar decided everyone knew providing title services premises religious schools come substantial cost efficiency convenience money title begun premises new york dissatisfaction arrangement led city put public school teachers religious schools first place see felton secretary dept education aguilar required end arrangement conditions reverted past remained unchanged teaching conditions often poor difficult move children around costs lot money facts became everyone including members knew predictions gone awry excuse case claim precedent see burnet coronado oil gas brandeis dissenting let alone excuse adhering prior decision case deny facts recited regrettable object title worthy without doubt cost compliance high short run much genuinely unfortunate administration scheme aguilar rule constitutional lines drawn one side every one otherwise sympathetic case provokes impatience constitution line constitutional lines price constitutional government nos rachel agostini et petitioners betty louise felton et al chancellor board education city new york et petitioners writs certiorari appeals second circuit june justice ginsburg justice stevens justice souter justice breyer join dissenting today finds way rehear legal question decided respondents favor case years ago see aguilar felton subsequent decisions majority says undermined aguilar justify immediate reconsideration rules countenance rehearing granted good reason proper application rules federal rules civil procedure lead us defer reconsideration aguilar presented issue another case rule rehearing rule provides petitions filed within days entry judgment question see rule although justice may shorte exten period aware case extended time rehearing years beyondpublication adjudication merits cf reid covert original decision issued june rehearing granted jones opelika per curiam original decision issued october term rehearing granted october term moreover nothing procedures allows us grant rehearing timely except instance justice concurred judgment decision rule petitioners bold candid style plea one rehearing taken petition instance justice stevens still sitting member aguilar majority lacking rule practice allowing us reconsider aguilar judgment directly majority accepts substitute rule governing relief judgments orders federal trial courts see fed rule civ proc service rule impressed unprecedented neither urging reconsideration aguilar contend otherwise see ante tr oral arg acknowledgment counsel know another instance rule used way makes clear fortunately future efforts expand today ruling favored see ante therefore anticipate extraordinary action taken case remain aberrational rule provides relevant part motion upon terms district may relieve party party legal representative final judgment order proceeding following reasons longer equitable judgment prospective application appellate courts review denials rule motions abuse discretion see browder director dept corrections railway employes wright recognized unanimous opinion browder appeal denial rule relief bring underlying judgment review context framing decree asking whether anything happened justify us changing decree injunction whether right wrong subject impeachment application conditions existed making liberty reverse guise readjusting swift short relitigation legal factual claimsunderlying original judgment permitted rule motion appeal therefrom see wright miller kane rule allow relitigation issues resolved judgment see also fortin commissioner mass dept public welfare warning transformation rule modification procedure impermissible avenue collateral attack thus settled practice sole question legitimately presented appeal district decision denying petitioners rule motion modify aguilar injunction district abuse discretion concluded neither facts law changed warrant alteration injunction majority acknowledges significant change factual conditions see ante majority also recognizes aguilar overruled remained governing establishment clause law day see ante aguilar overruled time district acted law district bound respect changed district therefore abuse discretion denying petitioners rule motion declared lower courts lack authority determine whether adherence judgment inequitable courts must follow case directly controls leaving prerogative overruling decisions rodriguez de quijas express see also ante district disobeyed plain command express granted petitioners rule motion based upon view recent establishment clause decisions tension aguilar without teaching express rule might employed case kind firm instruction lower courts sometimes inquired whether earlier ruling eroded point longer good law see rowe peyton aff perkins endicott johnson aff healy edwards supp ed la vacated remanded consideration mootness per curiam browder gayle supp md summarily aff express controls however district appeals case choice follow aguilar course district necessarily abuse discretion based ruling erroneous view law cooter gell hartmarx cited ante district made legal error determining aguilar overruled appellate role limited reviewing determination says district right entertai rule motion also right reject leaving option overruling previously binding decision see ante thus acknowledges rule office perform district given competence instruction express lower courts pass case us thus bends rule purpose allowing anytime rehearing case unrelated governance district proceedings rule part federal rules civil procedure directed see fed rule civ proc effort make today use rule appearpalatable describes decision determination whether aguilar overruled exploration whether aguilar already undermined longer good law ante see also ante nothing disguise reality today aguilar overruled good bad fact law despite problematic use rule see reason wait better vehicle ante vehicles motion say otherwise see committee public ed religious liberty secretary dept supp edny pearl ii helms cody supp ed la cf brief secretary education noting school district new york city bring action secretary challenge aguilar based title funding decision helms case appealed fifth circuit involves establishment clause challenge louisiana special education program pearl ii district upheld aspects new york city current title program challenged establishment clause plaintiffs filed notice appeal case parties later stipulated withdraw appeal without prejudice reinstatement pending decision case see stipulation withdrawal appeal committee public ed religious liberty secretary dept filed mar unlike majority find cause await arrival helms pearl ii perhaps another case review appropriately may sought deciding whether aguilar remain law land cause lies maintenance integrity interpretation procedural rules preservation responsive non agenda setting character thiscourt avoidance invitations reconsider old cases based speculat ions chances changes membership illinois central footnotes together chancellor board education city new york et al felton et also certiorari title reenacted varying forms years recently improving america schools act stat refer current title provisions differ meaningfully purposes title program referred previous decision litigation school dist grand rapids ball also invalidated separate program called community education distinct title program issue today understand discussion implicate ball evaluation community education program refusal recognize extent student participation relevant constitutionality aid program see ante ignores contrary conclusion witters washington dept servs blind point see noting among relevant factors evidence ha presented indicating person ha ever sought finance religious education activity pursuant state program reason attempted analogy title idea fails see ante james zobrest unlike students receiving title services applied individually interpretative services issue zobrest catalina foothills school