BENDER et al. v. WILLIAMSPORT AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT et al. (1986)

BENDER et al. v. WILLIAMSPORT AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT et al.
	Term: 1985
Important Dates
	Argued: October 15, 1985
	Decided: March 25, 1986
Outcome
	Vacated and remanded
Vote
	5-4
Majority
	Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Sandra Day O'Connor • John Paul Stevens
Concurring
	Thurgood Marshall
Dissenting
	Warren Burger • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • Byron White

BENDER et al. v. WILLIAMSPORT AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 25, 1986. The case was argued before the court on October 15, 1985.

In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Pennsylvania Middle U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: First Amendment - Establishment of religion (other than as pertains to parochiaid:)
Petitioner: Student, or applicant for admission to an educational institution
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Local school district or board of education
Respondent state: Pennsylvania
Citation: 475 U.S. 534
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: John Paul Stevens

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.