Lowrey v. Hawaii (I)

Text

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Holding

Condition, prescribing the teaching of Christian training at a school, in land grant from foreign mission board to government requires that either the Christian teaching continue or that a payment option to grantors be exercised; Hawaii statute forbidding governmental aid to denominational school does not alter result.

Citation

206 U.S. 206

Year

1907

Ratio

8-0

Author

McKenna, J.

Religious Tradition Involved

Protestant Christian

State/Territory of Origin

Territory of Hawaii

Clause (Free Exercise / Establishment / Both / Other)

Other

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

Institution

Local / State / Federal Legislation

Other

Dissent Author(s)

N/A

Uphold / Overturn Penultimate Court

Overturned

Penultimate court of appeals

Supreme Court of Territory of Hawaii

Penultimate court opinion citation

Lowrey v. Territory, 17 Haw. 285 (1906), rev'd sub nom. Lowrey v. Territory of Hawaii, 206 U.S. 206 (1907)

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