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LEVITT v. COMMITTEE FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION

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Case Basics

Docket No.

72-269

Petitioner

Committee For Public Education

Respondent

Levitt

Consolidation

No. 72-270

No. 72-271

Decided By

Burger Court (1972-1975)

Opinion

413 U.S. 472 (1973)

Argued

Monday, March 19, 1973

Decided

Monday, June 25, 1973

Term:

1970-1979
- 1972

Facts of the Case

None

Question

None

Argument

Levitt v. Committee For Public Education - Oral Argument

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Conclusion

Decision: 8 votes for Committee For Public Education, 1 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Establishment of Religion

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LEVITT v. COMMITTEE FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION. The Oyez Project at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law. 27 April 2013. <http://www.oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1972/1972_72_269>.

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"LEVITT v. COMMITTEE FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION," The Oyez Project at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law, accessed April 27, 2013, http://www.oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1972/1972_72_269.