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Legal Citation: 515 U.S. 819 (1995)

Petitioner
Ronald W. Rosenberger, Wide Awake Productions, and others

Respondent
Rectors and Visitors of the University of Virginia and others

Petitioner's Claim
That denying commonly available school funds to a student religious organization by a public university violated the First Amendment's Speech Clause.

Chief Lawyer for Petitioner
Michael W. McConnell

Chief Lawyer for Respondent
John C. Jefferies, Jr.

Justices for the Court
Anthony M. Kennedy (writing for the Court), Sandra Day O'Connor, William H. Rehnquist, Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas

Justices Dissenting
Stephen Breyer, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, David H. Souter, John Paul Stevens

Place
Washington, D.C.

Date of Decision
29 June 1995

Decision
The Court ruled in...