Kennedy v. Bremerton School District

142 S. Ct. 2407 · Decided June 27, 2022 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

Kennedy v. Bremerton School District was decided on June 27, 2022 by a vote of 6–3. The Court reversed the lower court's decision. Justice Neil M. Gorsuch wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Establishment of religion” in the First Amendment area. SCDB codes this decision as formally altering one or more of the Court's own precedents. SCDB records that the Court declared a municipal or other local ordinance unconstitutional.

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• CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
• Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2021
• Supreme Court of the United States — docket 21-418

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Kennedy v. Bremerton School District

SCDB identifiers: case 2021-061, docket 2021-061-01.

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