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Majority Opinion
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Douglas, J. |
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Dissenting Opinion
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Reed, J. (Note: the dissenting opinion of Mr. Justice Reed in 63 S.Ct. at 891 covers this case also), & Frankfurter, J. (joined by Jackson, J.) (Note: the dissenting opinion of Mr. Justice Frankfurter in 63 S.Ct. at 891 covers this case also) |
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Lower Court
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Pennsylvania Superior Court |
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Lower Court Ruling
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Free Exercise Claim denied. |
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Commonwealth v. Murdock, and 7 other cases, 149 Pa.Super. 175 (Pa.Super. 1942)
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"A Wholesome Reversal," Chicago Daily Tribune, May 5, 1943, pg. 16
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"As Court Bar Tax On Printed Matter; Publishers Urge High Bench to Overrule Its Own Decision in Licensing Cases, 3 Cities Are Involved, The Took Action Against Jehovah’s Witnesses—Free Press Issue is Raised," New York Times, Mar. 6, 1943, pg. 22
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"Victory For Freedom," The Washington Post, May 5, 1943, pg. 14
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Henning, Arthur Sears, "Supreme Court Voids Curb, On Religious Sect; Licenses Held Peril to Free Press," Chicago Daily Tribune, May 4, 1943, pg. 1
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Higgs, Edward H., "Supreme Court Voids Religious Literature Tax; Reverses Itself to Say Ordinances Violate Freedoms," The Washington Post, May 4, 1943, pg. 1
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Woods, Lewis, "Jehovah Sect Wins in High Court," New York Times, May 4, 1943, pg. 6
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Chemerinsky, Erwin, CONSTITUTIONAL LAW: PRINCIPLES & POLICIES (2nd ed., 2002), sect. 12.3.2.1
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Goldberger, David, "A Reconsideration of Cox v. New Hampshire: Can Demonstrators be Required to Pay the Costs of the Using America’s Public Forums?" 60 Texas Law Review 403 (1983)
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Tribe, Laurence, AMERICAN CONSTITUTIONAL LAW (22nd ed., 1988) sect. 14.13
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Witte, John, Jr., RELIGION AND THE AMERICAN CONSTITUTIONAL EXPERIMENT (2000), p. 128
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