State v. Cantwell, 126 Conn. 1, 8 A.2d 533 (1939)

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State v. Cantwell, 126 Conn. 1, 8 A.2d 533 (1939), is the Connecticut Supreme Court decision that preceded and was later reviewed in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court First Amendment case Cantwell v. Connecticut.

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instanceOf Connecticut Supreme Court case
judicial decision
areaOfLaw constitutional law
criminal law
religious liberty
citation 126 Conn. 1
8 A.2d 533
country United States of America
surface form: United States
court Connecticut Supreme Court
surface form: Supreme Court of Errors of Connecticut
decisionYear 1939
defendant Cantwell family members
Newton Cantwell
followedBy Cantwell v. Connecticut
surface form: Cantwell v. Connecticut, 310 U.S. 296 (1940)
fullCaseName State v. Cantwell, 126 Conn. 1, 8 A.2d 533 (1939) self-linksurface differs
surface form: State v. Cantwell
involves JehovahsWitnesses
surface form: Jehovah's Witnesses
jurisdiction Connecticut
language English
legalIssue application of state statute to Jehovah's Witnesses
constitutionality of licensing requirement for religious solicitation
plaintiff Connecticut
surface form: State of Connecticut
precededBy trial court conviction of Cantwell
proceduralPosture state criminal conviction appealed to state supreme court
regionalReporterCitation Atlantic Reporter
surface form: Atlantic Reporter, Second Series
relatedCase Cantwell v. Connecticut
surface form: Cantwell v. Connecticut, 310 U.S. 296 (1940)
reviewedBy Supreme Court of the United States
surface form: United States Supreme Court
stateCitation Connecticut Reports
subjectMatter First Amendment freedoms
free exercise of religion
freedom of speech
subsequentHistory reviewed in Cantwell v. Connecticut, 310 U.S. 296 (1940)

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Cantwell v. Connecticut priorHistory State v. Cantwell, 126 Conn. 1, 8 A.2d 533 (1939)
State v. Cantwell, 126 Conn. 1, 8 A.2d 533 (1939) fullCaseName State v. Cantwell, 126 Conn. 1, 8 A.2d 533 (1939) self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: State v. Cantwell