Cantwell family
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The Cantwell family were Jehovah’s Witnesses whose door-to-door religious solicitation in New Haven, Connecticut led to the landmark 1940 U.S. Supreme Court case Cantwell v. Connecticut, which expanded First Amendment protections for religious freedom and free speech.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cantwell family canonical | 2 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jehovah's Witnesses family
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family ⓘ |
| activity |
distribution of religious literature
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door-to-door proselytizing ⓘ |
| associatedWithRight |
free exercise of religion
ⓘ
freedom of expression ⓘ freedom of religion ⓘ freedom of speech ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasMember |
Jesse Cantwell
ⓘ
Newton Cantwell ⓘ Russell Cantwell ⓘ |
| historicalContext | early 20th-century Jehovah's Witnesses litigation in the United States ⓘ |
| impactOnLaw |
limited state licensing schemes for religious solicitation
ⓘ
strengthened constitutional protection for religious proselytizing ⓘ |
| legalCase | Cantwell v. Connecticut ⓘ |
| legalSignificance |
contributed to incorporation of First Amendment freedoms against the states
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expanded First Amendment protections for free speech ⓘ expanded First Amendment protections for religious freedom ⓘ |
| locationOfActivity | New Haven, Connecticut ⓘ |
| memberOf |
JehovahsWitnesses
ⓘ
surface form:
Jehovah's Witnesses
|
| notableFor |
door-to-door religious solicitation in New Haven, Connecticut
ⓘ
involvement in the U.S. Supreme Court case Cantwell v. Connecticut ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
New Haven, Connecticut
ⓘ
surface form:
New Haven, Connecticut authorities
|
| reasonForArrest |
inciting a breach of the peace
ⓘ
soliciting without a license ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation |
JehovahsWitnesses
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surface form:
Jehovah's Witnesses
|
| religiousPractice | public preaching ⓘ |
| roleInCourtCase | petitioners in Cantwell v. Connecticut ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1930s
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1940 ⓘ |
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