MacK Paramus Co. v. Mayor and Council

This appeal poses once again an issue involving the validity of regulations governing permissible activities on Sunday. This form of government regulation, commonly referred to as Sun*566day closing or Sunday blue laws, has been the subject of recurrent legislative and judicial treatment. The question in this case is whether and to what extent municipalities can enact local Sunday blue law ordinances that prohibit particular activities on Sunday in a manner different from that expressed by the State’s statutory Sunday blue law.

Legal challenges were brought to contest the validity of the Sunday…