McDaniel v. Paty
| McDaniel v. Paty | |
|---|---|
| Argued December 5, 1977 Decided April 19, 1978 | |
| Full case name | McDaniel v. Paty |
| Citations | 435 U.S. 618 (more) 98 S. Ct. 1322; 55 L. Ed. 2d 593 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | Paty v. McDaniel, 547 S.W.2d 897 (Tenn. 1977); probable jurisdiction noted, 432 U.S. 905 (1977). |
| Holding | |
| A state law that forbade ordained ministers from elected office is unconstitutional under the Free Exercise Clause. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Plurality | Burger, joined by Powell, Rehnquist, Stevens |
| Concurrence | Brennan (in judgment), joined by Marshall |
| Concurrence | Stewart (in judgment) |
| Concurrence | White (in judgment) |
| Blackmun took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. | |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. amends. I | |
McDaniel v. Paty, 435 U.S. 618 (1978), was a United States Supreme Court case in which it held the Tennessee state law prohibiting religious ministers holding elected office violated the First and Fourteenth Amendments of the U.S. Constitution.