CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY OF CALIFORNIA v. UNITED STATES AND FRANK S. ZOLIN (1992) - Ballotpedia

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CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY OF CALIFORNIA v. UNITED STATES AND FRANK S. ZOLIN

Term: 1992
Important Dates
Argued: October 6, 1992
Decided: November 16, 1992
Outcome
Vacated and remanded
Vote
9-0
Majority
Harry Blackmun • Anthony Kennedy • Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia • David Souter • John Paul Stevens • Clarence Thomas • Byron White

CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY OF CALIFORNIA v. UNITED STATES AND FRANK S. ZOLIN is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 16, 1992. The case was argued before the court on October 6, 1992.

In a 9-0 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 - Mootness (cf. standing to sue: live dispute)
Petitioner: Religious organization, institution, or person
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: United States
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 506 U.S. 9
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: William Rehnquist
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.

See also

External links

The Supreme Court Database

Footnotes

↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024

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