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Supreme Court Detail

Case Name	HOBBIE v. UNEMPLOYMENT APPEALS COMMISSION OF FLORIDA et al. LEXIS \| Westlaw \| FindLaw \| CourtListener Note: FindLaw and CourtListener are free services.
Date Decision	February 25, 1987
Date Argument	December 10, 1986
Decision Type	opinion of the court (orally argued)
Citations	480 U.S. 136 107 S. Ct. 1046 1987 U.S. LEXIS 938 94 L. Ed. 2d 190
Docket	85-993

Lower Court Detail

Court in which Case Originated	State Appellate Court Florida
Court whose Decision was Reviewed	State Appellate Court Florida
Petitioner	employee, or job applicant, including beneficiaries of
Respondent	state commission, board, committee, or authority Florida

Vote Detail

Issue/Legal Provision (1 of 2)	FIRST AMENDMENT Free Exercise Of Religion CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT First Amendment (free exercise of religion)
Vote Coalition	8 - 1
Decision Direction	Liberal
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Brennan White Marshall Blackmun O'Connor Scalia special concurrence Powell Stevens dissent Rehnquist
Issue/Legal Provision (2 of 2)	FIRST AMENDMENT Free Exercise Of Religion CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT First Amendment (establishment of religion)
Vote Coalition	8 - 1
Decision Direction	Liberal
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Brennan White Marshall Blackmun O'Connor Scalia special concurrence Powell Stevens dissent Rehnquist

Supreme Court Database Detail

SCDB ID

1986-039-01

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