· 1/17/1990
Jimmy Swaggart Ministries v. Board of Equalization of California
Citations
- 493 U.S. 378
- 110 S. Ct. 688
- 107 L. Ed. 2d 796
- 1990 U.S. LEXIS 485
- 58 U.S.L.W. 4135
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that California's six-percent sales tax on retail sales of personal property was not unconstitutional as applied to a religious organization's sale of religious books, tapes, records, and nonreligious materials
- declining to find a substantial burden, but recognizing that one could exist under certain circumstances
- declining to find a substantial burden, but recognizing that one could exist under certain circumstances
- declining to find a substantial burden, but recognizing that one could exist under certain circumstances
- declining to find a substantial burden, but recognizing that one could exist under certain circumstances
- collection and payment of generally applicable sales and use tax on distribution of religious materials does not violate First Amendment
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Judges: O'Connor
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