Texas Monthly v. Bullock

Text

https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/ll/usrep/usrep489/usrep489001/usrep489001.pdf

Holding

State sales tax exemption exclusively for religious periodicals violates establishment clause.

Citation

489 U.S. 1

Year

Ratio

Religious Tradition Involved

State/Territory of Origin

Clause (Free Exercise / Establishment / Both / Other)

Does it involve religious institution(s) or individual(s)

Local / State / Federal Legislation

Dissent Author(s)

Uphold / Overturn Penultimate Court

Penultimate court of appeals

Penultimate court opinion citation

Bullock v. Texas Mthly., Inc., 731 S.W.2d 160 (Tex. App.--Austin 1987), writ refused NRE (Sept. 23, 1987), rev'd, 489 U.S. 1 (1989)

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