Westside Community Board of Education v. Mergens
| Westside Community Board of Education v. Mergens | |
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| Argued January 9, 1990 Decided June 4, 1990 | |
| Full case name | Board of Education of the Westside Community Schools, etc., et al., Petitioners v. Bridget C. Mergens, by and through her next friend, Daniel N. Mergens, et al. |
| Citations | 496 U.S. 226 (more) 110 S. Ct. 2356; 110 L. Ed. 2d 191; 1990 U.S. LEXIS 2880; 58 U.S.L.W. 4720 |
| Argument | Oral argument |
| Case history | |
| Prior | 867 F.2d 1076 (8th Cir. 1989); cert. granted, 492 U.S. 917 (1989). |
| Holding | |
| School districts may not prohibit Bible study groups from meeting on school premises if they allow other groups to meet on school premises. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | O'Connor (parts I, II-A, II-B, II-C), joined by Rehnquist, White, Blackmun, Scalia, Kennedy |
| Plurality | O'Connor (part III), joined by Rehnquist, White, Blackmun |
| Concurrence | Kennedy (in part and in judgement), joined by Scalia |
| Concurrence | Marshall (in judgement), joined by Brennan |
| Dissent | Stevens |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. amend. I; Equal Access Act | |
Westside Community Board of Education v. Mergens, 496 U.S. 226 (1990), was a United States Supreme Court case involving a school district's ability to hold classes on Bible study after school.