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St. Martin Lutheran Church v. South Dakota

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Advocates
Mark V. Meierhenry (on behalf of the Respondent)
Edward Thomas Schilling (on behalf of the Petitioners)
Barry Sullivan (on behalf of the United States as amicus curiae)
Allen R. Snyder (on behalf of Alabama and Nevada as amici curiae)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
80-120
Petitioner: 
St. Martin Lutheran Church
Respondent: 
South Dakota
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1975-1981)
Opinion: 
451 U.S. 772 (1981)
Argued: 
Tuesday, March 3, 1981
Decided: 
Tuesday, May 26, 1981
Issues: 
Federal Taxation, Federal Taxation

Cite this page
The Oyez Project, St. Martin Lutheran Church v. South Dakota , 451 U.S. 772 (1981)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1980/1980_80_120)
(last visited Sunday, November 29, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 9 votes for St. Martin Lutheran Church, 0 vote(s) against
Legal provision: 26 U.S.C. 3309

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Burger
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Brennan
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Stewart
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White
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Marshall
Wrote the majority opinion
Blackmun
Voted with the majority
Powell
Voted with the majority
Rehnquist
Wrote a special concurrence
Stevens

Full Opinion by Justice Harry A. Blackmun