Everson v. Board of Education of the Township of Ewing
330 U.S. 1 · Decided February 10, 1947 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Everson v. Board of Education of the Township of Ewing was decided on February 10, 1947 by a vote of 5–4. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Hugo L. Black wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Establishment of religion” in the First Amendment area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 330 U.S. 1 · 67 S. Ct. 504 · 91 L. Ed. 711 · 1947 U.S. LEXIS 2959
- Docket number
- 52
- Decided
- February 10, 1947
- Argued
- November 20, 1946
- Court era
- Vinson Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 5–4
- Majority opinion
- Hugo L. Black
- Opinion assigned by
- Fred M. Vinson
- How the case arrived
- Appeal
- Issue (SCDB)
- Establishment of religion
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Legal provision
- Fourteenth Amendment (due process)
- Type of law
- Constitutional amendment
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Stanley F. Reed | Majority | |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Dissent | |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Majority | |
| Justice Frank Murphy | Majority | |
| Justice Robert H. Jackson | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Wiley B. Rutledge | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Dissent | |
| Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson | Majority |
Full case caption
Everson v. Board of Education of the Township of Ewing et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1946-049, docket 1946-049-01.
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