Largent v. Texas

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Largent v. Texas
Syllabus

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.

896449Largent v. Texas — Syllabus

United States Supreme Court

318 U.S. 418

Largent  v.  Texas

 Argued: Feb. 12, 1943. --- Decided: March 8, 1943

On Appeal from the County Court of Lamar County, Texas.

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

No appearance for appellee.

Mr. Justice FREED 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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