WITTERS v. WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF SERVICES FOR THE BLIND (1986)

WITTERS v. WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF SERVICES FOR THE BLIND
	Term: 1985
Important Dates
	Argued: November 6, 1985
	Decided: January 27, 1986
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Thurgood Marshall • John Paul Stevens
Concurring
	Warren Burger • Sandra Day O'Connor • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • Byron White

WITTERS v. WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF SERVICES FOR THE BLIND is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 27, 1986. The case was argued before the court on November 6, 1985.

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 Washington State Trial 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: Handicapped individual, or organization of devoted to
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: State department or agency
Respondent state: Washington
Citation: 474 U.S. 481
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
Who wrote the majority opinion: Thurgood Marshall

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.