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Corporation Of Presiding Bishop v. Amos

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William Bradford Reynolds (on behalf of Appellant in No. 86-401)
Rex E. Lee (on behalf of Appellants in No. 86-179)
David B. Watkiss (on behalf of Appellees)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
86-179
Appellee: 
Amos
Appellant: 
Corporation Of Presiding Bishop
Consolidation: 
No. 86-401
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1986-1987)
Opinion: 
483 U.S. 327 (1987)
Argued: 
Tuesday, March 31, 1987
Decided: 
Wednesday, June 24, 1987
Issues: 
First Amendment, Establishment of Religion
Categories: 
establishment of religion

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The Oyez Project, Corporation Of Presiding Bishop v. Amos , 483 U.S. 327 (1987)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1986/1986_86_179)
(last visited Sunday, July 5, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 9 votes for Corporation Of Presiding Bishop, 0 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Establishment of Religion

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Voted with the majority
Rehnquist
Wrote a special concurrence
Brennan
Wrote the majority opinion
White
Voted with the majority, joined Brennan's concurrence
Marshall
Wrote a special concurrence
Blackmun
Voted with the majority
Powell
Voted with the majority
Stevens
Wrote a special concurrence
O'Connor
Voted with the majority
Scalia

Full Opinion by Justice Byron R. White