Marsh v. Chambers

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Marsh v. Chambers
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued April 20, 1983 Decided July 5, 1983
Full case name: Frank Marsh, State Treasurer et al. v. Ernest Chambers Citations: 463 U.S. 783; 103 S.Ct. 3330, 77 L.Ed.2d 1019 Prior history: Injunction granted, 504 F.Supp. 585 (D. Neb. 1980); injunction affirmed and extended, 675 F.2d 228 (8th Cir. 1982); certiorari granted, 459 U.S. 966 (1982)
Holding
The practice of hiring a chaplain for the Nebraska state legislature did not violate the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.
Court membership
Chief Justice: Warren E. Burger Associate Justices: William J. Brennan, Byron White, Thurgood Marshall, Harry Blackmun, Lewis Franklin Powell, Jr., William Rehnquist, John Paul Stevens, Sandra Day O'Connor
Case opinions
Majority by: Burger Joined by: White, Blackmun, Powell, Rehnquist, O'Connor Dissent by: Brennan Joined by: Marshall Dissent by: Stevens
Laws applied
U.S. Const. amend. I

Marsh v. Chambers, 463 U.S. 783 (1983)^[1], was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that government funding for chaplains was constitutional because of the "unique history" of the United States.

[edit] External links

• ↑ 463 U.S. 783 Full text of the opinion courtesy of Findlaw.com.
• Summary of case from OYEZ