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Cases
by Topic Group
Religious Communities, Sorted by Year, Click
here to sort by Case Name.
| Case
Name |
Year | Decision
of the Court | Topic
Group(s) | |
| Order of St. Benedict v. Steinhauser, 234 U.S. 640 | 1914 | Vow of poverty and communal ownership of property not contrary to public policy, thus enforcable by civil courts. |
Religious Communities
| | | United Jewish Organizations of Willamsburgh, Inc. v. Carey, 430 U.S. 144 | 1977 | Reapportionment plan adopted to comply with Voting Rights Act to aid election of African Americans thereby dividing community Hasidic Jews and diluting voting strength, did not violate Fourteenth or Fifteenth Amendment rights. |
Religious Communities
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under the column entitled "Decision of the Court" which is preceded by an asterisk.
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