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WALLACE, GOVERNOR OF ALABAMA, et al. v. JAFFREE et al. (1985)
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| WALLACE, GOVERNOR OF ALABAMA, et al. v. JAFFREE et al. |
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| Term: 1984 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: December 4, 1984 |
| Decided: June 4, 1985 |
| Outcome |
| Affirmed (includes modified) |
| Vote |
| 6-3 |
| Majority |
| Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Thurgood Marshall • John Paul Stevens |
| Concurring |
| Sandra Day O'Connor • Lewis Powell |
| Dissenting |
| Warren Burger • William Rehnquist • Byron White |
WALLACE, GOVERNOR OF ALABAMA, et al. v. JAFFREE et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 4, 1985. The case was argued before the court on December 4, 1984.
In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Alabama Southern 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: Alabama
- Respondent type: Parent or parents
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 472 U.S. 38
- 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: John Paul Stevens
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.
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