Legal Opinion
Crown Kosher Super Market of Mass., Inc. v. Gallagher
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided July 20, 1959No. 58-471-MPublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAGRUDER, Circuit Judge.
It is always an unpleasant task for a lower federal court to sit in review upon the constitutionality of state legislation, but sometimes a three-judge district court can find no escape from doing that, under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331, 1343, 2281 and 2284. We believe the present to be such a case.
The attack which we have to consider is upon the validity, under the Federal Constitution, of the modern version of what started as one of the famous “blue laws” enacted by the Great and General Court of Massachusetts in colonial days. Specifically, we refer to the so-called “Lord’s…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Pierce v. Society of SistersSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Thornhill v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Everson v. Board of Ed. of EwingSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Reynolds v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
- Thomas v. CollinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
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3Cited by20 opinions
- McGowan v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Gallagher v. Crown Kosher Super Market of Massachusetts, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Two Guys From Harrison, Inc. v. FurmanSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1960
- Zayre Corp. v. Attorney GeneralMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
- Hall-Omar Baking Co. v. Commissioner of Labor & IndustriesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1962
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