RACHEL AGOSTINI, et al. v. BETTY-LOUISE FELTON et al. (1997)

RACHEL AGOSTINI, et al. v. BETTY-LOUISE FELTON et al.
	Term: 1996
Important Dates
	Argued: April 15, 1997
	Decided: June 23, 1997
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	5-4
Majority
	Anthony Kennedy • Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia • Clarence Thomas
Dissenting
	Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • David Souter • John Paul Stevens

RACHEL AGOSTINI, et al. v. BETTY-LOUISE FELTON et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 23, 1997. The case was argued before the court on April 15, 1997.

In a 5-4 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 Eastern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: First Amendment - Parochiaid: government aid to religious schools, or religious requirements in public schools
Petitioner: Parent or parents
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: State or local governmental taxpayer, or executor of the estate of
Respondent state: New York
Citation: 521 U.S. 203
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: Sandra Day O'Connor

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.