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GONZALEZ v. ROMAN CATHOLIC ARCHBISHOP OF MANILA (1929)

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GONZALEZ v. ROMAN CATHOLIC ARCHBISHOP OF MANILA
Term: 1929
Important Dates
Argued: April 8, 1929
Decided: October 14, 1929
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
Louis Dembitz BrandeisPierce ButlerOliver Wendell HolmesJames Clark McReynoldsEdward Terry SanfordHarlan Fiske StoneGeorge SutherlandWilliam Howard TaftWillis 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.

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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.

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