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Torcaso v. Watkins

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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
373
Appellee: 
Watkins
Appellant: 
Torcaso
Decided By: 
Warren Court (1958-1962)
Opinion: 
367 U.S. 488 (1961)
Argued: 
Monday, April 24, 1961
Decided: 
Monday, June 19, 1961
Issues: 
First Amendment, Free Exercise of Religion

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The Oyez Project, Torcaso v. Watkins , 367 U.S. 488 (1961)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1960-1969/1960/1960_373)
(last visited Friday, November 27, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 9 votes for Torcaso, 0 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Free Exercise of Religion

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Full Opinion by Justice Hugo L. Black