McDaniel v. Paty
McDaniel v. Paty, 435 U.S. 618 (1978), was a United States Supreme Court case in which it held the Tennessee state law prohibiting religious ministers holding elected office violated the First and Fourteenth Amendments of the U.S. Constitution.
McDaniel v. Paty - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 1978 United States Supreme Court case McDaniel v. Paty Supreme Court of the United States Argued December 5, 1977 Decided April 19, 1978 Full case name McDaniel v. Paty Citations 435 U.S. 618 ( more ) 98 S. Ct. 1322; 55 L. Ed. 2d 593 Case history Prior Paty v. McDaniel , 547 S.W.2d 897 (Tenn. 1977); probable jurisdiction noted, 432   U.S. 905 (1977). Holding A state law that forbade ordained ministers from elected office is unconstitutional under the Free Exercise Clause . Court membership Chief Justice
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