McDaniel v. Paty
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| Argued December 5, 1977 Decided April 19, 1978 |
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| Full case name | McDaniel v. Paty | ||||
| Citations | 435 U.S. 618 (more) | ||||
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| Majority | Burger, joined by Powell, Rehnquist, Stevens | ||||
| Concurrence | Brennan, joined by Marshall | ||||
| Concurrence | Stewart | ||||
| Concurrence | White | ||||
| Blackmun took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. | |||||
McDaniel v. Paty, 435 U.S. 618 (1978), was a United States Supreme Court case that struck down the last remaining state restriction against religious ministers holding elected office.
Background
McDaniel was a Baptist minister from Chattanooga, Tennessee. He filed as a candidate to be a delegate to the 1977 Tennessee State Constitutional Convention. His opponent successfully challenged his candidacy based on a state law that forbade ordained ministers from elected office.
Decision
The court ruled that the state law violated both the First and Fourteenth amendments.
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