No. 83-1158
ESTATE OF DONALD E. THORNTON and CONNECTICUT, PETITIONERS,
v. CALDOR, INC.
ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF CONNECTICUT
[May __ , 1985]
JUSTICE POWELL, concurring in the judgment:
I concur in the Court's judgment that Conn. Gen.
Stat. §53-303e(b) violates the Establishment Clause of the 2.
j ~wi:$:> First Amendment. b:Pk; JUSTICE BRENNA~ I- bet::eV"C that the
three-pronged test of Lemon v. Kurtzman, 403 u.s. 602,
612-613 (1971), and our Establishment Clause cases provide v/ .)
the proper framework for analysis of this case, rather
than our cases involving the Free Exercise Clause. I would hold simpl~t~ ecticut statute violates " the "effects" prong of the Lemon test, and hence, that the
judgment of the Connecticut Supreme Court should be
affirmed. -~.. N 0- -CD
No. 83-1158
ESTATE OF DONALD E. THORNTON and CONNECTICUT, PETITIONERS,
v. CALDOR, INC.
ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF CONNECTICUT
[May , 1985]
JUSTICE POWELL, concurring in the judgment:
I concur in the Court's judgment that Conn. Gen.
Stat. §53-303e(b) violates the Establishment Clause of the 2.
First Amendment. I agree with JUSTICE BRENNAN that the three-pronged test of Lemon v. Kurtzman, 403 u.s. 602,
612-613 (1971), and our Establishment Clause cases provide the proper framework for analysis of this case, rather than our cases involving the Free Exercise Clause. I would hold simply and briefly that the Connecticut statute violates the "effects" prong of the Lemon test, and hence, that the judgment of the Connecticut Supreme Court should be affirmed.
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No. 83-1158
ESTATE OF DONALD E. THORNTON AND CONNECTI- CUT, PETITIONERS v. CALDOR, INC. ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT - CONNECTICUT I L.~ ~ .;. ~ [May-, 198~ y;;;P ~jj4. - ~~ ~ i ~- IJ. ~~ ~• JUSTICE POWELL, concUITing fn the judgment: ~ <:_~ - I concur in t ourt's judgment that Conn. Gen __.l · § 53-303e(b) olates the Establishment Clause of th First Amendment. I agree with JUSTICE BRENNAN t at the. three-pronged test of Lemon v. Kurtzman, 403 U. . 602, 612-613 (1971), and our Establishment Clause case provide the proper framework for analysis of this case, ~~HJ!iart--o~ CQ...... PilE;ffflSe§...invowiftg ~~e-~xei'eise Glame. I ould hold simply and briefly that the Connecticut statute 10lates the "effects" prong of the Lemon test, and ~art e "udg- ment of the Connecticut Supreme Court should be a e .-- ~ To: The Chief Justice Justice Brennan RECEIVED Justice White SUPREHf COURT. U.S Justice Marshall PUBLICATIONS UNI1 Justice Blackmun . Justice Rehnquist 15 HAY 23 Pl2 :17 Justice Stevens Justice O'Connor
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No. 83-1158
ESTATE OF DONALD E. THORNTON AND CONNECTI CUT, PETITIONERS v. CALDOR, INC. ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF CONNECTICUT [May-, 1985]
JUSTICE POWELL, concurring in the judgment: I concur in the Court's judgment that Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53-303e(b) violates the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment. I agree with JUSTICE BRENNAN that t three-pronged test of Lemon v. Kurtzman, 403 U. S. 2, 612-613 (1971), and our Establishment Clause cases ovide the proper framework for analysis of this caS €'f> flflot,:Ket"~iH'D.r' om' eases in•1alviHg the FFee ExeFeise Claase.,. I ould hold ----=;~illi!Ei~~~~ simply and briefly that the Connecticut statute~v:!.Ji~l~a~te~S~s;:._--tr--: "effects" prong of the Lemon test, and at the judg ment of the Connecticut Supreme Court shou d be affirmed .
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No. 83-1158
ESTATE OF DONALD E. THORNTON AND CONNECTI CUT, PETITIONERS v. CALDOR, INC. ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF CONNECTICUT [May - , 1985] JusTICE POWELL, concurring in the judgment. I concur in. the Court's judgment that Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53-303e(b) violates the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment. I agree with JUSTICE BRENNAN that the three-pronged test of Lemon v. Kurtzman, 403 U. S. 602, 612-613 (1971), and our Establishment Clause cases provide the proper framework for analysis of this case. I would hold simply and briefly that the Connecticut statute-at least as applied in this case-violates the "effects" prong of the Lemon test, and therefore, that the judgment of the Connecticut Supreme Court should be affirmed.
' . ; 05/23 To: The Chief Justice Justice Brennan Justice White Justice ·~arshall Justice Blackmun Justice Rehnquist Justice Stevens Justice O'Connor
From: Justice Powell Circulated: lAY 2 3 1985
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1st DRAFT SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
No. 83-1158
ESTATE OF DONALD E. THORNTON AND CONNECTI CUT, PETITIONERS v. CALDOR, INC. ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF CONNECTICUT [May-, 1985] JusTICE POWELL, concurring in the judgment. I concur in the Court's judgment that Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53-303e(b) violates the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment. I agree with JUSTICE BRENNAN that the three-pronged test of Lemon v. Kurtzman, 403 U. S. 602, 612-613 (1971), and our Establishment Clause cases provide the proper framework for analysis of this case. I would hold simply and briefly that the Connecticut statute-at least as applied in this case-violates the "effects" prong of the Lemon test, and therefore, that the judgment of the Connecticut Supreme Court should be affirmed. 06/10 To: The Chief Justice Justice Brennan Justice White Justice Marshall Justice Blackmun Justice Rehnquist Justice Stevens Justice O'Connor
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No. 83~1158
ESTATE OF DONALD E. THORNTON AND CONNECTI CUT, PETITIONERS v. CALDOR, INC. ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF CONNECTICUT [June-, 1985] JusTICE POWELL, concurring in the judgment. I concur in the Court's judgment that Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53-303e(b) violates the Establishment Clause of the Fjrst Amendment. I agree that the three-pronged test of Lemon v. Kurtzman, 403 U. S. 602, 612-613 (1971), and our Estab lishment Clause cases provide the proper framework for anal- ysis of this case. I would hold simply and briefly that the Connecticut statute-at least as applied in this case-viol~ the "effects" prong of the Lemon test, and therefore.(that the judgment of the Connecticut Supreme Court should be affirmed.