First English Evangelical Lutheran Church of Glendale v. County of Los Angeles

482 U.S. 304 · Decided June 9, 1987 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

First English Evangelical Lutheran Church of Glendale v. County of Los Angeles was decided on June 9, 1987 by a vote of 6–3. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Due process, takings clause” in the Due Process area. SCDB records that the Court declared a municipal or other local ordinance unconstitutional.

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Full case caption

First English Evangelical Lutheran Church of Glendale v. County of Los Angeles, California

SCDB identifiers: case 1986-118, docket 1986-118-01.

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