Board of Education of Central School District No. 1 v. Allen
392 U.S. 236 · Decided June 10, 1968 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
Board of Education of Central School District No. 1 v. Allen was decided on June 10, 1968 by a vote of 6–3. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Byron R. White wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Parochiaid (aid to religious schools)” in the First Amendment area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 392 U.S. 236 · 88 S. Ct. 1923 · 20 L. Ed. 2d 1060 · 1968 U.S. LEXIS 1350
- Docket number
- 660
- Decided
- June 10, 1968
- Argued
- April 22, 1968
- Court era
- Warren Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 6–3
- Majority opinion
- Byron R. White
- Opinion assigned by
- Earl Warren
- How the case arrived
- Appeal
- Issue (SCDB)
- Parochiaid (aid to religious schools)
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Legal provision
- First Amendment (establishment of religion)
- Type of law
- Constitutional amendment
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Majority | |
| Justice John M. Harlan II | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Potter Stewart | Majority | |
| Justice Byron R. White | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Abe Fortas | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
Full case caption
Board of Education of Central School District No. 1 et al. v. Allen, Commissioner of Education of New York, et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1967-165, docket 1967-165-01.
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