Douglas v. City of Jeannette

Text

https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/ll/usrep/usrep319/usrep319157/usrep319157.pdf

Holding

Case not properly in federal court; same ordinance addressed substantively in Murdock v. Pennsylvania (City of Jeannette), 319 U.S. 105 (1943).

Citation

319 U.S. 157

Year

Ratio

Author

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

Dissent Author(s)

Uphold / Overturn Penultimate Court

Penultimate court of appeals

Penultimate court opinion citation

Douglas v. City of Jeannette, Pa., 130 F.2d 652 (3d Cir. 1942), aff'd sub nom. Douglas v. City of Jeannette (Pennsylvania), 319 U.S. 157 (1943)

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