SLOAN, TREASURER OF PENNSYLVANIA, et al. v. LEMON et al. (1973) - Ballotpedia

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SLOAN, TREASURER OF PENNSYLVANIA, et al. v. LEMON et al.

Term: 1972
Important Dates
Argued: April 16, 1973
Decided: June 25, 1973
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
6-3
Majority
Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • William Douglas • Thurgood Marshall • Lewis Powell • Potter Stewart
Dissenting
Warren Burger • William Rehnquist • Byron White

SLOAN, TREASURER OF PENNSYLVANIA, et al. v. LEMON et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 25, 1973. The case was argued before the court on April 16, 1973.

In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Pennsylvania 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: State
Petitioner state: Pennsylvania
Respondent type: State or local governmental taxpayer, or executor of the estate of
Respondent state: Pennsylvania
Citation: 413 U.S. 825
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
Who wrote the majority opinion: Lewis Powell

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.

See also

External links

The Supreme Court Database

Footnotes

↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024

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