1970's Religion | Walz v. Tax Commission of City of New York

Supreme Court decision

By: Warren Earl Burger

Date: May 4, 1970 Source: Walz v. Tax Commission of City of New York. 397 U.S. 664 (1970). Available online at http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?navby=sear... ; website home page: http://www.caselaw.lp.findlaw.com (accessed March 1, 2003).

About the Author: Warren Earl Burger (1907–1995), born in St. Paul, Minnesota, earned a law degree from St. Paul College of Law in 1931. After a brief stint as assistant attorney general, he served as a judge in the United States Court of Appeals from 1956 to 1969. Burger, appointed by President Nixon, served as chief justice of the Supreme Court from 1969 until 1986. Though generally conservative, he was noted for...