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Majority Opinion
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Souter, J. (joined in Parts I, II-B, II-C and III by Blackmun, J., Stevens, J., O'Connor,J., & Ginsburg, J.and Parts II and II-A by Blackmun, J., Stevens, J., & Ginsburg, J.) |
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Concurring Opinion
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Stevens, J. (joined by Blackmun, J. , & Ginsburg, J.) & Blackmun, J., & O'Connor, J., & Kennedy, J. |
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Dissenting Opinion
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Scalia, J. (joined by Rehnquist, C.J., & Thomas, J.) |
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Lower Court
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New York Court of Appeals |
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Lower Court Ruling
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Establishment Clause claim upheld |
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Oral Arguments
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Audio (Oyez)
[Oyez]
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| Lawyers |
Julie S. Mereson (for state petitioner)
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Nathan Lewin (for school district petitioner)
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| News Stories & Commentary |
Berger, Joseph, "The Supreme Court: The School; Ruling Leaves Anxiety Among Parents But Perhaps Little Change for Students," The New York Times, June 28, 1994, Sect. D, p. 21
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Biskupic, Joan, "Special School District Ruled Unconstitutional," The New York Times, June 28, 1994, Sect. A
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Greenhouse, Linda, "The Supreme Court: The Decision; High Court Bars School District Created to Benefit Hasidic Jews," The New York Times, June 28, 1994, Sect. A, p. 1
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James Vicini Reuters, "Supreme Court Blocks Hasidic School District," The Chicago Sun-Times, June 28, 1994, P. 6
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| Ruling - Lower Court |
81 N.Y. 2d 518, 618 N. E. 2d 94
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| News |
Goldman, Ari, "A Hasidic Village Frets Over Its School's Future," The New York Times, July 8, 1993, Sect. B, p. 6
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Greenhouse, Linda, "Justices, at Hearing on New York Case, Raise Pointed Questions Over Church-State Linkage," The New York Times, March 31, 1994, Sect. A, p. 14
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Lyall, Sarah, "Hasidic Public School District Is Unconstitutional, Judge Rules," Hasidic Public School District Is Unconstitutional, Judge Rules," The New York Times, Jan. 23, 1992, Sect. B, p. 6
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Steinberg, Jacques, "Court's Move Elates Village Of Jewish Sect," The New York Times, Nov. 30, 1993, Sect. B, p. 8
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Winerip, Michael, "Pious Village Is No Stranger To the Police," Pious Village Is No Stranger To the Police," The New York Times, Sept. 20, 1992, p. 41
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| Books |
Witte, John Jr., RELIGION AND THE AMERICAN CONSTITUTIONAL EXPERIMENT (2000), pp. 161-162, 218-219
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