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