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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Predicate Object
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
court Supreme Court of Errors of Connecticut
decisionYear 1939
defendant Cantwell family members
Newton Cantwell
followedBy Cantwell v. Connecticut, 310 U.S. 296 (1940)
fullCaseName State v. Cantwell
involves Jehovah's Witnesses
jurisdiction Connecticut
language English
legalIssue application of state statute to Jehovah's Witnesses
constitutionality of licensing requirement for religious solicitation
plaintiff State of Connecticut
precededBy trial court conviction of Cantwell
proceduralPosture state criminal conviction appealed to state supreme court
regionalReporterCitation Atlantic Reporter, Second Series
relatedCase Cantwell v. Connecticut, 310 U.S. 296 (1940)
reviewedBy 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)

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
State v. Cantwell, 126 Conn. 1, 8 A.2d 533 (1939) ("State v. Cantwell")
fullCaseName
Cantwell v. Connecticut
priorHistory

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