Supreme Court of the United States, 1980

Worldwide Church of God, Inc. v. Superior Court of California

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided June 2, 1980

446 U.S. 987; 100 S. Ct. 2974 (United States Reports)

Cases that cite this one

14 later published cases cite this decision.

State v. Moore (Neb. 1996)
Harold Lamont Otey v. Frank X. Hopkins, Warden of the Nebraska Penal and Correctional Complex (8th Cir. 1994)
Perry v. Brownlee (8th Cir. 1997)
Eugene Wallace Perry v. Leroy Brownlee (8th Cir. 1997)
State v. Otey (Neb. 1994)
Otey v. Hopkins (8th Cir. 1993)
Otey v. Hopkins (8th Cir. 1993)
State v. Otey (Neb. 1991)
Harold Lamont Otey v. Gary Grammer, Warden of Nebraska Penal and Correctional Complex (8th Cir. 1988)
State v. Eichelberger (Neb. 1988)
State v. Mecum (Neb. 1987)
State v. Ellis (Neb. 1986)
Worldwide Church Of God, Inc. v. The State Of California (9th Cir. 1980)
Worldwide Church of God, Inc. v. California (9th Cir. 1980)

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Opinion of the Court

Ct. App. Cal., 2d App. Dist. Motions for leave to file briefs as amici curiae filed by the following were granted: National Council of Churches of Christ et al., American Civil Liberties Union of *988Southern California et al., Holy Spirit Association for the Unification of World Christianity et al., Church of the Nazarene, and Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights. Certiorari denied.

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