Decision of The Court
Chief Justice Warren Burger delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Justices BRENNAN, STEWART, WHITE, MARSHALL, POWELL, and STEVENS joined, and in Parts I, II, and III of which Justice Harry Blackmun joined. Justice Blackmun filed a statement concurring in part and concurring in the result.
The decision of the majority was that Indiana's denial of unemployment compensation violated Thomas' right to free exercise of religion.
Read more about this topic: Thomas V. Review Board Of The Indiana Employment Security Division
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