Legal Opinion
Joseph Moss v. Albert H. Hornig
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 18, 1963No. 111, Docket 27688PublishedCited by 117 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LUMBARD, Chief Judge.
Joseph Moss, whose prosecution for violation of the Connecticut Sunday Closing Law, Conn. Gen.Stat. § 53-300, is pending in the Connecticut courts, seeks a federal injunction against that prosecution on three grounds: (1) The Connecticut statute is unconstitutional on its face in that it constitutes an unreasonable discrimination and it is a law respecting establishment of a religion; (2) The statute is unconstitutional because it is unequally enforced; and (3) The state prosecuting attorney is, under color of law, depriving plaintiff of the constitutional right to equal…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- United States v. Jeffrey Stuart FalkCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1973
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