Legal Opinion
Watchtower Bible & Tract Society of New York, Inc. v. Village of Stratton
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 17, 2002No. 00-1737PublishedCited by 285 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stevens
Petitioners contend that a village ordinance making it a misdemeanor to engage in door-to-door advocacy without first registering with the mayor and receiving a permit violates the First Amendment. Through this facial challenge, we consider the door-to-door canvassing regulation not only as it applies to religious proselytizing, but also to anonymous political speech and the distribution of handbills.
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Petitioner Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc., coordinates the preaching activities of Jehovah’s Witnesses throughout the United States and publishes Bibles and religious…
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