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Majority Opinion
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Blackmun, J. (joined on Parts III-A, IV and V by Brennan, J., Marshall, J., Stevens, J., & O'Connor, J.; joined in Parts I and II by Stevens, J., and O'Connor, J.; joined in Part III-B by O'Connor, J.; joined in Part VII by Stevens, J.) |
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Concurring Opinion
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O'Connor, J. (joined in Part II by Brennan, J., & Stevens, J.) |
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Dissenting Opinion
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Brennan, J. (dissenting in part, joined by Marshall, J., & Stevens, J.) & Stevens, J. (dissenting in part, joined by Brennan, J., & Marshall, J.), & Kennedy, J. (dissenting in part, joined by Rehnquist, C.J., White, J., & Scalia, J.) |
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Lower Court
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3rd Circuit |
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Lower Court Ruling
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Establishment Clause claim upheld |
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Oral Arguments
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Audio (Oyez)
[Oyez]
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| Lawyers |
Nathan Lewin (for petitioners in No. 88-90)
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Peter Buscemi (for petitioners in Nos. 87-2050 and 88-96)
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| Briefs |
American Jewish Committee et al. (for respondents)
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American Jewish Congress et al. (for respondents)
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Dennis Rapps and A. David Stern for the National Jewish Commission on Law and Public Affairs (for petitioners)
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Douglas W. Davis, Robert K. Skolrood, and William C. Wood, Jr for the National Legal Foundation (for petitioners)
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Jordan W. Lorence, Cimron Campbell, and Wendell R. Bird for Concerned Woman for America (for petitioner)
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Robert E. Williams for the city of Warren, Michigan (for petitioner)
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Solicitor General Fried, Deputy Solicitor General Ayer, and Michael K. Kellogg for the United States (for petitioner)
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| News Stories & Commentary |
Singer, Randy, "Balancing religion, holidays and the public square," USA Today, Dec. 19, 2005, Sect. A, p. 13
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| Ruling - Lower Court |
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| News |
"Pennsylvania County Rejects Displaying of Nativity Scene," The New York Times, Nov. 26, 1989, p. 36
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Greenhouse, Linda, "Court Restudies Issue of Government-Sponsored Christmas Displays," The New York Times, Feb. 23, 1989, Sect. B, p. 4
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Greenhouse, Linda, "In Menorah and Creche Cases, Court Takes Case-By-Case Tack," The New York Times, July 4, 1989, p. 1
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Ruth Marcus, "Supreme Court Again Judges Official Religious Displays," The Washington Post, Feb 23, 1989
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Wermiel, Stephen, "Justices Curb Religious Displays Exhibited by State, Local Officials," The Wall Street Journal, July 5, 1989, Sect. B, p. 3
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| Commentary |
"Frosty, Save This Honorable Court," The Wall Street Journal, Dec. 22, 1989, Sect. A, p. 6
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Will, George F., "Nonsense About Church And State,"Pennsylvania County Rejects Displaying of Nativity Scene," The Washington Post, July 9, 1989, Sect.B, p. 7
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