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AGUILAR et al. v. FELTON et al. (1985)
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| AGUILAR et al. v. FELTON et al. |
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| Term: 1984 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: December 5, 1984 |
| Decided: July 1, 1985 |
| Outcome |
| Affirmed (includes modified) |
| Vote |
| 5-4 |
| Majority |
| Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Thurgood Marshall • John Paul Stevens |
| Concurring |
| Lewis Powell |
| Dissenting |
| Warren Burger • Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • Byron White |
AGUILAR et al. v. FELTON et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on July 1, 1985. The case was argued before the court on December 5, 1984.
In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the New York Eastern U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: First Amendment - Parochiaid: government aid to religious schools, or religious requirements in public schools
- Petitioner: Student, or applicant for admission to an educational institution
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: State or local governmental taxpayer, or executor of the estate of
- Respondent state: New York
- Citation: 473 U.S. 402
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
- Who wrote the majority opinion: William Brennan
These data points were accessed from The Supreme Court Database, which also attempts to categorize the ideological direction of the court's ruling in each case. This case's ruling was categorized as liberal.
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