CALIFORNIA et al. v. GRACE BRETHREN CHURCH et al. (1982)

CALIFORNIA et al. v. GRACE BRETHREN CHURCH et al.
	Term: 1981
Important Dates
	Argued: March 30, 1982
	Decided: June 18, 1982
Outcome
	Vacated and remanded
Vote
	7-2
Majority
	William Brennan • Warren Burger • Thurgood Marshall • Sandra Day O'Connor • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • Byron White
Dissenting
	Harry Blackmun • John Paul Stevens

CALIFORNIA et al. v. GRACE BRETHREN CHURCH et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 18, 1982. The case was argued before the court on March 30, 1982.

In a 7-2 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 California Central U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - comity primarily removal cases, civil procedure (cf. comity, criminal and First Amendment); deference to foreign judicial tribunals
Petitioner: State
Petitioner state: California
Respondent type: Religious organization, institution, or person
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 457 U.S. 393
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
Who wrote the majority opinion: Sandra Day O'Connor

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.