GOOD NEWS CLUB, et al. v. MILFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL (2001)

GOOD NEWS CLUB, et al. v. MILFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL
	Term: 2000
Important Dates
	Argued: February 28, 2001
	Decided: June 11, 2001
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	6-3
Majority
	Anthony Kennedy • Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • Clarence Thomas
Concurring
	Stephen Breyer • Antonin Scalia
Dissenting
	Ruth Bader Ginsburg • David Souter • John Paul Stevens

GOOD NEWS CLUB, et al. v. MILFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 11, 2001. The case was argued before the court on February 28, 2001.

In a 6-3 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 Northern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: First Amendment - Establishment of religion (other than as pertains to parochiaid:)
Petitioner: Religious organization, institution, or person
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Local school district or board of education
Respondent state: New York
Citation: 533 U.S. 98
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: Clarence Thomas

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.