Legal Opinion
Kroger Co. v. O'Hara Township
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 5, 1978No. 134, 159, 160-162PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MANDERINO, Justice.
We are asked in five companion cases to decide the constitutionality of Pennsylvania’s Sunday Trading Laws, popularly referred to as the “Blue Laws”, which prescribe criminal sanctions for all labor, business, and commercial activities on Sunday, with noted exceptions. The Superior Court held that appellants’ constitutional claims were foreclosed by earlier decisions of this Court and of the United States Supreme Court, 243 Pa.Super. 479, 366 A.2d 254 (1976). However, the court was divided on the question of whether appellees, certain municipalities in Allegheny…
2Cases cited37 opinions
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- San Antonio Independent School District v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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- Dunn v. BlumsteinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Reed v. ReedSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by49 opinions
- Laudenberger v. Port Auth. of AlleghenySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
- Commonwealth v. BeaufordSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
- Caldor's, Inc. v. Bedding Barn, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1979
- Fischer v. Department of Public WelfareSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Commonwealth v. Franklin Fruit Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
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