Bob Jones University v. United States

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1983-05-24

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*577 Chief Justice Burger delivered the opinion of the Court. We granted certiorari to decide whether petitioners, nonprofit private schools that prescribe and enforce racially discriminatory admissions standards on the basis of religious doctrine, qualify as tax-exempt organizations under § 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954. I…

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