Walz v. Tax Commission of the City of New York
| Walz v. Tax Commission | |
|---|---|
| Argued November 19, 1969 Decided May 4, 1970 | |
| Full case name | Walz v. Tax Commission of the City of New York |
| Citations | 397 U.S. 664 (more) 90 S. Ct. 1409; 25 L. Ed. 2d 697; 1970 U.S. LEXIS 43 |
| Argument | Oral argument |
| Case history | |
| Prior | Summary judgment affirmed by New York Court of Appeals, 24 N.Y.2d 30, 246 N.E.2d 517 (1969); probable jurisdiction noted, 395 U.S. 957 (1969). |
| Holding | |
| Grants of tax exemption to religious organizations do not violate the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Burger, joined by Black, Harlan, Brennan, Stewart, White, Marshall |
| Concurrence | Brennan |
| Concurrence | Harlan (in judgment) |
| Dissent | Douglas |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const., Amends. I and XIV | |
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Walz v. Tax Commission of the City of New York, 397 U.S. 664 (1970), was a case before the United States Supreme Court. The Court held that grants of tax exemption to religious organizations do not violate the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment. It was the first case to articulate the "excessive entanglement doctrine" that one year later became the third prong of the Lemon test.