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GONZALEZ v. ROMAN CATHOLIC ARCHBISHOP OF MANILA (1929)

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GONZALEZ v. ROMAN CATHOLIC ARCHBISHOP OF MANILA |
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Term: 1929 |
Important Dates |
Argued: April 8, 1929 |
Decided: October 14, 1929 |
Outcome |
Affirmed (includes modified) |
Vote |
9-0 |
Majority |
Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Pierce Butler • Oliver Wendell Holmes • James Clark McReynolds • Edward Terry Sanford • Harlan Fiske Stone • George Sutherland • William Howard Taft • Willis Van Devanter |
GONZALEZ v. ROMAN CATHOLIC ARCHBISHOP OF MANILA is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on October 14, 1929. The case was argued before the court on April 8, 1929.
In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Philippines Territorial Trial Court.
For a full list of cases decided in the 1920s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Taft Court, click here.
About the case
- Subject matter: First Amendment - Free exercise of religion
- Petitioner: Heir, or beneficiary, or person so claiming to be
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Religious organization, institution, or person
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 280 U.S. 1
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: William Howard Taft
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Louis Dembitz Brandeis
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
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
- Ballotpedia's Robe & Gavel newsletter
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