CHURCH OF THE HOLY TRINITY v. UNITED STATES (1892)

CHURCH OF THE HOLY TRINITY v. UNITED STATES
	Term: 1891
Important Dates
	Argued: January 7, 1892
	Decided: February 29, 1892
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	8-0
Majority
	Samuel Blatchford • David Josiah Brewer • Henry Billings Brown • Stephen Johnson Field • Melville Weston Fuller • Horace Gray • John Marshall Harlan • Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar

CHURCH OF THE HOLY TRINITY v. UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 29, 1892. The case was argued before the court on January 7, 1892.

In an 8-0 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 New York U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of New York.

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About the case

Subject matter: First Amendment - Free exercise of religion
Petitioner: employer. If employer's relations with employees are governed by the nature of the employer's business (e.g., railroad, boat), rather than labor law generally, the more specific designation is used in place of Employer.
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: United States
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 143 U.S. 457
How the court took jurisdiction: Writ of error
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Melville Weston Fuller
Who wrote the majority opinion: David Josiah Brewer

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.