opinion: VORCHHEIMER v. SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PHILADELPHIA et al.
  No. 76-37.
  Argued February 22, 1977
  Decided April 19, 1977
  Sharon K. Wallis argued the cause for petitioner. With her on the briefs were Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Melvin L. Wulf.
  Alan H. Gilbert argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief was Edward B. Soken.
  Solicitor General Bork filed a brief for the United States as amicus curiae.
  Per Curiam.
  The judgment is affirmed by an equally divided Court.
  Mr. Justice Rehnquist took no part in the consideration or decision of this case.
choices: case did not arise on cert or cert not granted federal court conflict federal court conflict and to resolve important or significant question putative conflict conflict between federal court and state court state court conflict federal court confusion or uncertainty state court confusion or uncertainty federal court and state court confusion or uncertainty to resolve important or significant question to resolve question presented no reason given other reason