Legal Opinion
Two Guys From Harrison-Allentown, Inc. v. McGinley
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 29, 1961No. 36PublishedCited by 236 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Warren
The primary questions .presented in this case are whether a Pennsylvania statute enacted in 1959 1 which makes unlawful the Sunday retail sale of certain commodities, imposing a fine of up to one hundred dollars for the first offense, is violative of the constitutional guarantees of equal protection of the laws and religious freedom.
This case is essentially the same as McGowan v. Maryland, ante, p. 420, decided today. The major differences between the Pennsylvania and Maryland Sunday Closing Laws concern the specific provisions for exemptions from the general proscription of Sunday sales and…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Railroad Comm'n of Tex. v. Pullman Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Williamson v. Lee Optical of Oklahoma, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Sparhawk v. Union Passenger Railway Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1867
- Commonwealth v. Amer. Baseball Club of Phila.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1927
- Commonwealth v. NesbitSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1859
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3Cited by236 opinions
- McLaughlin v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Committee for Public Education & Religious Liberty v. NyquistSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Greenberg's Express, Inc. v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1974
- United States v. Philip Berrigan, in No. 72-1938, and Elizabeth McAlister Appeal of Elizabeth McAlister InCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1973
- United States v. Jeffrey Stuart FalkCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1973
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