Cantwell v. Connecticut
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Holding
Free exercise clause expressly applied to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment; city licensing law, requiring religious groups to procure a license in advance but giving discretion to local administrators to deny such licenses, held unconstitutional.
Citation
310 U.S. 296
Year
Ratio
Library of Congress Link
Religious Tradition Involved
State/Territory of Origin
Clause (Free Exercise / Establishment / Both / Other)
Does it involve religious institution(s) or individual(s)
Local / State / Federal Legislation
Uphold / Overturn Penultimate Court
Penultimate court of appeals
Penultimate court opinion citation
State v. Cantwell, 8 A.2d 533 (Conn. 1939), rev'd sub nom. Cantwell v. State of Connecticut, 310 U.S. 296 (1940)
Penultimate court opinion link
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