Davis v. Beason

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Davis v. Beason, 133 U.S. 333 (1890), was a United States Supreme Court case affirming, by a 9-0 vote, that courts of the United States had jurisdiction to hear charges related to polygamy that is part of a religious belief, despite the free exercise clause of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. Warning: template has been deprecated.

805517Davis v. Beason — SyllabusStephen Johnson Field

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Davis v. Beason

[Statement of Case from pages 333-335 intentionally omitted]

F. S. Richards, S. Shellabarger, and J. M. Wilson, for appellant.

[Argument of Counsel from pages 337-341 intentionally omitted]

H. W. Smith, for appellee.

Mr. Justice FIELD, after stating the facts as above, delivered the opinion of the court.

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This work is in the public domain in the United States because it is a work of the United States federal government (see 17 U.S.C. 105).

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