Cummings v. Missouri
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Issue
Holding
State may not deprive priest of the right to preach for failure to take a mandatory oath disavowing support/sympathy for the cause of the Confederate states.
Citation
71 U.S. (4 Wall.) 277; dissent attached to Ex parte Garland, 71 U.S. (4 Wall.) 397
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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. Cummings, 36 Mo. 263 (1865), rev'd, 71 U.S. 277 (1866)
Penultimate court opinion link
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