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Jones v. Wolf

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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
78-91
Petitioner: 
Jones
Respondent: 
Wolf
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1975-1981)
Opinion: 
443 U.S. 595 (1979)
Argued: 
Tuesday, January 16, 1979
Decided: 
Monday, July 2, 1979
Issues: 
First Amendment, Free Exercise of Religion

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The Oyez Project, Jones v. Wolf , 443 U.S. 595 (1979)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1978/1978_78_91)
(last visited Thursday, November 26, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 5 votes for Jones, 4 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Free Exercise of Religion

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

Full Opinion by Justice Harry A. Blackmun