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Supreme Court Detail
Case Name
CITY OF BOERNE v. P. F. FLORES, ARCHBISHOP OF SAN ANTONIO, AND UNITED STATES
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Date Decision
June 25, 1997
Date Argument
February 19, 1997
Decision Type
opinion of the court (orally argued)
Citations
521 U.S. 507
117 S. Ct. 2157
1997 U.S. LEXIS 4035
138 L. Ed. 2d 624
Docket
95-2074
Lower Court Detail
Court in which Case Originated
Texas Western U.S. District Court
Court whose Decision was Reviewed
U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Petitioner
city, town, township, village, or borough government or governmental unit
Texas
Respondent
religious organization, institution, or person
Vote Detail
Issue/Legal Provision
(1 of 2)
FIRST AMENDMENT
Free Exercise Of Religion
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
Fourteenth Amendment (enforcement clause)
Vote Coalition
6 - 3
Decision Direction
Conservative
Justice Votes
voted with majority or plurality
Rehnquist
Kennedy
Thomas
Ginsburg
regular concurrence
Stevens
Scalia
dissent
O'Connor
Breyer
jurisdictional dissent
Souter
Issue/Legal Provision
(2 of 2)
FIRST AMENDMENT
Free Exercise Of Religion
INFREQUENTLY LITIGATED STATUTES
Infrequently litigated statutes
42 U.S.C. ยง 2000
Vote Coalition
6 - 3
Decision Direction
Conservative
Justice Votes
voted with majority or plurality
Rehnquist
Kennedy
Thomas
Ginsburg
regular concurrence
Stevens
Scalia
dissent
O'Connor
Breyer
jurisdictional dissent
Souter
Supreme Court Database Detail
SCDB ID
1996-087-01
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