WEST VIRGINIA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION et al. v. BARNETTE et al. (1943) - Ballotpedia

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WEST VIRGINIA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION et al. v. BARNETTE et al.

Term: 1942
Important Dates
Argued: March 11, 1943
Decided: June 14, 1943
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
6-3
Majority
Robert Jackson • Wiley Rutledge • Harlan Fiske Stone
Concurring
Hugo Black • William Douglas • Frank Murphy
Dissenting
Felix Frankfurter • Stanley Reed • Owen Josephus Roberts

WEST VIRGINIA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION et al. v. BARNETTE et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 14, 1943. The case was argued before the court on March 11, 1943.

In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the West Virginia Southern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: First Amendment - First Amendment, miscellaneous (cf. comity: First Amendment)
Petitioner: Local school district or board of education
Petitioner state: West Virginia
Respondent type: Religious organization, institution, or person
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 319 U.S. 624
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Harlan Fiske Stone
Who wrote the majority opinion: Robert Jackson

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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