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Board Of Trustees Of Scarsdale v. Mccreary

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Marvin Schwartz (on behalf of the Respondents)
Marvin E. Frankel (on behalf of the Petitioners)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
84-277
Petitioner: 
Board Of Trustees Of Scarsdale
Respondent: 
Mccreary
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1981-1986)
Opinion: 
471 U.S. 83 (1985)
Argued: 
Wednesday, February 20, 1985
Decided: 
Wednesday, March 27, 1985
Issues: 
First Amendment, Establishment of Religion
Categories: 
establishment of religion

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The Oyez Project, Board Of Trustees Of Scarsdale v. Mccreary , 471 U.S. 83 (1985)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1984/1984_84_277)
(last visited Thursday, November 26, 2009).
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Decision: 4 votes for Mccreary, 4 vote(s) against
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