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Sloan v. Lemon

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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
72-459
Appellee: 
Lemon
Appellant: 
Sloan
Consolidation: 
No. 72-620
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1972-1975)
Opinion: 
413 U.S. 825 (1973)
Argued: 
Monday, April 16, 1973
Decided: 
Monday, June 25, 1973
Issues: 
First Amendment, Parochiaid

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The Oyez Project, Sloan v. Lemon , 413 U.S. 825 (1973)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1972/1972_72_459)
(last visited Friday, November 27, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 6 votes for Lemon, 3 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Establishment of Religion

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Wrote a dissent, joined White's dissent
Burger
Voted with the majority
Douglas
Voted with the majority
Brennan
Voted with the majority
Stewart
Wrote a dissent, joined Burger's dissent
White
Voted with the majority
Marshall
Voted with the majority
Blackmun
Wrote the majority opinion
Powell
Voted with the minority, joined White's dissent, joined Burger's dissent
Rehnquist

Full Opinion by Justice Lewis F. Powell, Jr.