Jones v. City of Opelika (316 U.S. 584)

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Jones v. City of Opelika (316 U.S. 584)
by Stanley Forman Reed
Syllabus

Jones v. City of Opelika, 316 U.S. 584 (1942), 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.

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316 U.S. 584

Jones  v.  City of Opelika (316 U.S. 584)

 Argued: Feb. 5, April 30, 1942. --- Decided: June 8, 1942

In No. 280: Messrs. Hayden C. Covington and Joseph F. Rutherford, both of Brooklyn, N.Y., for petitioner Jones.

Mr. John W. Guider, of Washington, D.C., for respondent.

In No. 314:

Messrs. Osmond K. Fraenkel, of New York City, and Hayden Covington and Joseph F. Rutherford, both of Brooklyn, N.Y., for petitioners Bowden and another.

No. appearance for respondent.

In No. 966:

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

No appearance for appellee.

Mr. Justice REED 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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