McDaniel v. Paty
McDaniel v. Paty From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search This article does not cite any sources . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (July 2014) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) 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 Prior history 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. Court membership Chief Justice Warren E. Burger Associate Justices William J. Brennan Jr. · Potter Stewart Byron White · Thurgood Mars...