ROEMER et al. v. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS OF MARYLAND et al. (1976)

ROEMER et al. v. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS OF MARYLAND et al.
	Term: 1975
Important Dates
	Argued: February 23, 1976
	Decided: June 21, 1976
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	5-4
Judgment of the court
	Harry Blackmun
Majority
	Warren Burger • Lewis Powell
Concurring
	William Rehnquist • Byron White
Dissenting
	William Brennan • Thurgood Marshall • John Paul Stevens • Potter Stewart

ROEMER et al. v. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS OF MARYLAND et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 21, 1976. The case was argued before the court on February 23, 1976.

In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Maryland 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: State or local governmental taxpayer, or executor of the estate of
Petitioner state: Maryland
Respondent type: State commission, board, committee, or authority
Respondent state: Maryland
Citation: 426 U.S. 736
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
What type of decision was made: Judgment of the Court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
Who wrote the majority opinion: Harry Blackmun

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.