Levitt, Comptroller of New York, et al. v. Committee for Public Education & Religious Liberty et al.

Decided June 25, 1973. Warren Earl Burger delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 72-269 · 413 U.S. 472 (1973) · Cited 152 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 8–1.

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Precedents cited

Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.

• Lemon v. Kurtzman · 403 U.S. 602 (1971)
• Board of Ed. of Central School Dist. No. 1 v. Allen · 392 U.S. 236 (1968)
• Everson v. Board of Ed. of Ewing · 330 U.S. 1 (1947)
• Epperson v. Arkansas · 393 U.S. 97 (1968)

Cited by

Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.

• Mitchell v. Helms · 530 U.S. 793 (2000)
• Wolman v. Walter · 433 U.S. 229 (1977)
• Committee for Public Education & Religious Liberty v. Regan · 444 U.S. 646 (1980)
• School District of Grand Rapids v. Ball · 473 U.S. 373 (1985)
• Wallace v. Jaffree · 472 U.S. 38 (1985)
• Bowen v. Kendrick · 487 U.S. 589 (1988)
• Roemer v. Board of Public Works of Md. · 426 U.S. 736 (1976)
• Rosenberger v. Rector & Visitors of University of Virginia · 515 U.S. 819 (1995)
• Lynch v. Donnelly · 465 U.S. 668 (1984)
• County of Allegheny v. American Civil Liberties Union · 492 U.S. 573 (1989)
• Edwards v. Aguillard · 482 U.S. 578 (1987)
• Mueller v. Allen · 463 U.S. 388 (1983)
• Zobrest v. Catalina Foothills School District · 509 U.S. 1 (1993)
• Larkin v. Grendel's Den, Inc. · 459 U.S. 116 (1982)
• Zelman v. Simmons-Harris · 536 U.S. 639 (2002)
• McDaniel v. Paty · 435 U.S. 618 (1978)

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