Follett v. Town of McCormick

Follett v. Town of McCormick
the Supreme Court of the United States

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Follett v. Town of McCormick, 321 U.S. 573 (1944), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that people who earn their living by selling or distributing religious materials should not be required to pay the same licensing fees and taxes as those who sell or distribute non-religious materials. Warning: template has been deprecated.

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Opinion of the Court

Concurring Opinions: Reed; Murphy

Dissenting Opinion: Roberts

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United States Supreme Court

321 U.S. 573

Follett v. Town of McCormick

Argued: Feb. 11, 1944. --- Decided: March 27, 1944

Appeal from the Supreme Court of the State of South Carolina.

Mr. Hayden, C. Covington, of Brooklyn, N.Y., for appellant.

Messrs. J. Fred Buzhardt, of McCormick, S.C., and Jeff D. Griffith, of Saluda, S.C., for appellee.

Mr. Justice DOUGLAS 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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Follett v. Town of McCormick

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