Great American Court Cases | Employment Division v. Smith

Legal Citation: 494 U.S. 872 (1990)

Appellants
Employment Division, Department of Human Resources of the State of Oregon, et al.

Appellees
Alfred L. Smith, Galen W. Black

Appellants' Claim
That members of the Employment Division, under an Oregon statute disqualifying employees discharged for work-connected misconduct, are not eligible for unemployment benefits.

Chief Lawyer for Appellees
Susanne Lovendahl

Chief Lawyer for Appellants
William F. Gary

Justices for the Court
Sandra Day O'Connor, William H. Rehnquist, Antonin Scalia (writing for the Court), John Paul Stevens, Byron R. White (Anthony M. Kennedy did not participate)

Justices Dissenting
Harry A. Blackmun, William J. Brennan, Jr., Thurgood Marshall

Place
Washington, D.C.

Date of Decision
17 April 1990

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