On June 27, 2002, the United States Supreme Court handed down the most widely anticipated decision of its 2002 term when it resolved a constitutional question that had been dominating the school-voucher debate for years. In Zelman v. Simmons-Harris, a five-to-four majority held that Cleveland’s voucher program did not violate the Establishment Clause of the United States Constitution. Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist, writing for the majority, reasoned that voucher programs that allow state money to reach religious institutions by way of parental choice are “entirely neutral with respect to religion,” and therefore do not amount to government endorsement of religion.