Witters v. Washington Department of Services for the Blind
1986 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Witters v. Washington Department of Services for the Blind, 474 U.S. 481 (1986), is a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States in which the Court ruled that the Establishment Clause did not prevent the state of Washington from providing financial vocational assistance to a blind man who sought to study at a Christian college to become a pastor, missionary, or youth pastor. The Court ruled that the Establishment Clause does not prevent financial assistance from a state vocational rehabilitation program from being used for religious instruction.
Quick Facts Witters v. Washington Department of Services for the Blind, Argued November 6, 1985 Decided January 27, 1986 ...
Witters v. Washington Department of Services for the Blind | |
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Argued November 6, 1985 Decided January 27, 1986 | |
Full case name | Witters v. Washington Department of Services for the Blind |
Docket no. | 84-1070 |
Citations | 474 U.S. 481 (more) 106 S. Ct. 748; 88 L. Ed. 2d 846 |
Case history | |
Prior | Washington Supreme Court denied Witters's petition for relief, 102 Wash. 2d 624 (1984); 689 P. 2d 53 (1984). US Supreme Court granted certiorari. |
Subsequent | On remand, the Washington Supreme Court declined to require the Department to provide to Witters with vocation aid under the Free Exercise Clause, and the US Supreme Court declined certiorari. |
Holding | |
The Establishment Clause is not violated by providing financial aid that is then conveyed by an individual to a religious organization. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Marshall, joined by Burger, Brennan, White, Blackmun, Powell, Rehnquist, Stevens |
Concurrence | White |
Concurrence | Powell, joined by Burger, Rehnquist |
Concurrence | O'Connor |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Const. amend. I |
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