Sloan, Treasurer of Pennsylvania, et al. v. Lemon et al.
Decided June 25, 1973. Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 72-459 · 413 U.S. 825 (1973) · Cited 145 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 6–3.
Majority · 6
- Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Harry Andrew Blackmun
- Potter Stewart
- Thurgood Marshall
- William Joseph Brennan Jr.
- William Orville Douglas
Dissenting · 3
- Byron Raymond White · filed a dissenting opinion
- Warren Earl Burger · filed a dissenting opinion
- William Hubbs Rehnquist
“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.
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)
- Everson v. Board of Ed. of Ewing · 330 U.S. 1 (1947)
- Walz v. Tax Comm'n of City of New York · 397 U.S. 664 (1970)
- Lemon v. Kurtzman · 411 U.S. 192 (1973)
- Tilton v. Richardson · 403 U.S. 672 (1971)
- Champlin Rfg. Co. v. Corporation Commission of Oklahoma · 286 U.S. 210 (1932)
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- Meek v. Pittenger · 421 U.S. 349 (1975)
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- Mueller v. Allen · 463 U.S. 388 (1983)
- School District of Grand Rapids v. Ball · 473 U.S. 373 (1985)
- Witters v. Washington Department of Services for the Blind · 474 U.S. 481 (1986)
- Stone v. Graham · 449 U.S. 39 (1980)
- Carey v. Population Services International · 431 U.S. 678 (1977)
- County of Allegheny v. American Civil Liberties Union · 492 U.S. 573 (1989)
- City of Akron v. Akron Center for Reproductive Health, Inc. · 462 U.S. 416 (1983)
- Committee for Public Education & Religious Liberty v. Regan · 444 U.S. 646 (1980)
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