Jones v. City of Opelika (1943)
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Jones v. Opelika, 319 U.S. 103
(1943), was a Jehovah's Witnesses
case in which the Supreme Court of the United States
held that on rehearing Opelika I
is vacated; a state may not prohibit distribution of religious handbills where handbills seek to raise funds in a lawful fashion.
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(1943), was a Jehovah's Witnesses
Jehovah's Witnesses
Jehovah's Witnesses is a millenarian restorationist Christian denomination with nontrinitarian beliefs distinct from mainstream Christianity. The religion reports worldwide membership of over 7 million adherents involved in evangelism, convention attendance of over 12 million, and annual...
case in which the Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme Court of the United States
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held that on rehearing Opelika I
Jones v. City of Opelika (1942)
Jones v. City of Opelika, 316 U.S. 584 , was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that a statute prohibiting the sale of books without a license was constitutional because it only covered individuals engaged in a commercial activity rather than a religious ritual.- Facts of...
is vacated; a state may not prohibit distribution of religious handbills where handbills seek to raise funds in a lawful fashion.