Legal Opinion
McGowan v. Maryland
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 29, 1961No. 8PublishedCited by 3,367 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Warren
The issues in this case concern the constitutional validity of Maryland criminal statutes,1 commonly known as Sunday Closing Laws or Sunday Blue Laws. These statutes, with exceptions to be noted hereafter, generally proscribe all labor, business and other commercial activities on Sunday. The questions presented are whether the classifications within the statutes bring about a denial of equal protection of the law, whether the laws are so vague as to fail to give reasonable notice of the forbidden conduct and therefore violate due process, and whether the statutes are laws respecting an…
2Cases cited280 opinions
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3Cited by3,367 opinions
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