BOWEN, SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES v. KENDRICK et al. (1988)

BOWEN, SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES v. KENDRICK et al.
	Term: 1987
Important Dates
	Argued: March 30, 1988
	Decided: June 27, 1988
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	5-4
Majority
	William Rehnquist • Byron White
Concurring
	Anthony Kennedy • Sandra Day O'Connor • Antonin Scalia
Dissenting
	Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Thurgood Marshall • John Paul Stevens

BOWEN, SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES v. KENDRICK et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 27, 1988. The case was argued before the court on March 30, 1988.

In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the District Of Columbia 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: Department or Secretary of Health and Human Services
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Taxpayer or executor of taxpayer's estate, federal only
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 487 U.S. 589
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: William Rehnquist
Who wrote the majority opinion: William Rehnquist

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 conservative.