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COMMITTEE FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION v. REGAN

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Case Basics

Docket No.

78-1369

Appellee

Regan

Appellant

Committee For Public Education

Decided By

Burger Court (1975-1981)

Opinion

444 U.S. 646 (1980)

Argued

Tuesday, November 27, 1979

Decided

Wednesday, February 20, 1980

Advocates

Richard E. Nolan

(on behalf of the intervening parties-appellees)

Leo Pfeffer

(on behalf of the appellants)

Shirley Adelson Siegel

(on behalf of the appellees)

Term:

1970-1979
- 1979

Facts of the Case

None

Question

None

Argument

Committee For Public Education v. Regan - Oral Argument, Part 1

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Committee For Public Education v. Regan - Oral Argument, Part 2

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Conclusion

Decision: 5 votes for Regan, 4 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Establishment of Religion

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COMMITTEE FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION v. REGAN. The Oyez Project at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law. 27 April 2013. <http://www.oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1979/1979_78_1369>.

COMMITTEE FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION v. REGAN, The Oyez Project at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law, http://www.oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1979/1979_78_1369 (last visited April 27, 2013).

"COMMITTEE FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION v. REGAN," The Oyez Project at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law, accessed April 27, 2013, http://www.oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1979/1979_78_1369.