Largent v. State of Texas
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Largent v. Texas, 318 U.S. 418
(1943), was a case involving Jehovah's Witnesses
in which the Supreme Court of the United States
held that a city ordinance requiring permits in order to solicit orders for books is unconstitutional as applied to the distribution of religious publications.
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(1943), was a case involving 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...
in which the Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme Court of the United States
The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest court in the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all state and federal courts, and original jurisdiction over a small range of cases...
held that a city ordinance requiring permits in order to solicit orders for books is unconstitutional as applied to the distribution of religious publications.