Rosenberger v. University of Virginia
Significance, Jefferson's University, An Issue Of Speech, The Uniqueness Of Religion Cases
Petitioner
Ronald W. Rosenberger, Wide Awake Productions, and others
Respondent
Rectors and Visitors of the University of Virginia and others
Petitioner's Claim
That denying commonly available school funds to a student religious organization by a public university violated the First Amendment's Speech Clause.
Chief Lawyer for Petitioner
Michael W. McConnell
Chief Lawyer for Respondent
John C. Jefferies, Jr.
Justices for the Court
Anthony M. Kennedy (writing for the Court), Sandra Day O'Connor, William H. Rehnquist, Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas
Justices Dissenting
Stephen Breyer, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, David H. Souter, John Paul Stevens
Place
Washington, D.C.
Date of Decision
29 June 1995
Decision
The Court ruled in favor of Rosenberger by finding that the University of Virginia violated the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment and must provide financial support to a student religious publication as it does to other student publications.
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- Widmar v. Vincent, 454 U.S. 263 (1981).
- Westside Community Board of Education v. Mergens, 496 U.S. 226 (1990).
- Lamb's Chapel v. Center Moriches School District, 508 U.S. 385 (1993).
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