SHAARE TEFILA CONGREGATION et al. v. COBB et al. (1987)

SHAARE TEFILA CONGREGATION et al. v. COBB et al.
	Term: 1986
Important Dates
	Argued: February 25, 1987
	Decided: May 18, 1987
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Thurgood Marshall • Sandra Day O'Connor • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia • John Paul Stevens • Byron White

SHAARE TEFILA CONGREGATION et al. v. COBB et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 18, 1987. The case was argued before the court on February 25, 1987.

In a 9-0 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 Maryland U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Civil Rights - liability, civil rights acts (cf. liability, governmental and liability, nongovernmental; cruel and unusual punishment, non-death penalty)
Petitioner: Religious organization, institution, or person
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Protester, demonstrator, picketer or pamphleteer (non-employment related), or non-indigent loiterer
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 481 U.S. 615
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: Byron White

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