Supreme Court of the United States

Texas Monthly, Inc. v. Bullock

February 21, 1989489 U.S. 1

Summary

Justice Blackmun, joined by Justice O’Connor, concurred in the judgment because the Texas tax exemption, as construed, exclusively favored religious publications and therefore violated the Establishment Clause. He declined to decide the ultimate extent of any Free Exercise Clause exemption for religious literature, preferring a narrow resolution that preserved room for legislative judgment.

Docket 87-1245