UNITED STATES v. CHRISTIAN ECHOES NATIONAL MINISTRY, INC. (1972) - Ballotpedia

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UNITED STATES v. CHRISTIAN ECHOES NATIONAL MINISTRY, INC.

Term: 1971
Important Dates
Decided: January 24, 1972
Outcome
Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
8-0
Majority
Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Warren Burger • Thurgood Marshall • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • Potter Stewart • Byron White

UNITED STATES v. CHRISTIAN ECHOES NATIONAL MINISTRY, INC. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 24, 1972.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the Oklahoma Northern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: Supreme Court jurisdiction or authority on appeal or writ of error, from federal district courts or courts of appeals (cf. 753)
Petitioner: United States
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Religious organization, institution, or person
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 404 U.S. 561
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
What type of decision was made: Per curiam (no oral argument)
Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
Who wrote the majority opinion: Unknown

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.

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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