Douglas v. City of Jeannette, 319 U.S. 157 (1943), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held it does not restrain criminal prosecutions made in good faith unless there would be some "irreparable injury."[1] This case is one of four cases collectively known as the "Jehovah's Witnesses Cases", because the Supreme Court handed down rulings on these four cases related to the Jehovah's Witnesses on the same day (May 3, 1943). Although the Supreme Court ruled against the Jehovah's Witnesses in this case, it ruled in favor of them in the other three cases and those represent landmark decisions in the area of First Amendmentconstitutional law.
The plaintiff in this matter was Robert L. Douglas, a Jehovah's Witness who filed suit against the Pittsburgh suburb of Jeannette, Pennsylvania in 1939. Douglas sought to enjoin against the enforcement of ordinances that prohibited him and other colleagues from distributing religious materials door-to-door without a permit.
Decision of the Courtedit
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Chief Justice Stone delivered the opinion of the Court denying equity relief on the grounds that the Court had no jurisdiction in the matter since no irreparable injury occurred, and that it was necessary to presume good faith by the municipality in reassessing the enforcement of statutes that had been declared unconstitutional. Justice Jackson's concurring opinion, appended to the majority opinion, also touched on the First Amendment issues raised in the case.
Referencesedit
^Douglas v. City of Jeannette, 319U.S. 157 (1943).
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douglas, city, jeannette, 1943, case, which, supreme, court, united, states, held, does, restrain, criminal, prosecutions, made, good, faith, unless, there, would, some, irreparable, injury, this, case, four, cases, collectively, known, jehovah, witnesses, cas. Douglas v City of Jeannette 319 U S 157 1943 was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held it does not restrain criminal prosecutions made in good faith unless there would be some irreparable injury 1 This case is one of four cases collectively known as the Jehovah s Witnesses Cases because the Supreme Court handed down rulings on these four cases related to the Jehovah s Witnesses on the same day May 3 1943 Although the Supreme Court ruled against the Jehovah s Witnesses in this case it ruled in favor of them in the other three cases and those represent landmark decisions in the area of First Amendment constitutional law Douglas v City of JeannetteSupreme Court of the United StatesArgued March 10 11 1943Decided May 3 1943Full case nameDouglas v City of JeannetteCitations319 U S 157 more 63 S Ct 877 87 L Ed 1324 1943 U S LEXIS 712Case historyPrior39 F Supp 32 W D Pa 1941 130 F 2d 652 3d Cir 1942 HoldingThe ordinance as applied is held to be constitutional Court membershipChief Justice Harlan F Stone Associate Justices Owen Roberts Hugo BlackStanley F Reed Felix FrankfurterWilliam O Douglas Frank MurphyRobert H Jackson Wiley B RutledgeCase opinionsMajorityStoneConcurrenceJackson Contents 1 Facts of the case 2 Decision of the Court 3 References 4 External linksFacts of the case editThe plaintiff in this matter was Robert L Douglas a Jehovah s Witness who filed suit against the Pittsburgh suburb of Jeannette Pennsylvania in 1939 Douglas sought to enjoin against the enforcement of ordinances that prohibited him and other colleagues from distributing religious materials door to door without a permit Decision of the Court editThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it March 2009 Chief Justice Stone delivered the opinion of the Court denying equity relief on the grounds that the Court had no jurisdiction in the matter since no irreparable injury occurred and that it was necessary to presume good faith by the municipality in reassessing the enforcement of statutes that had been declared unconstitutional Justice Jackson s concurring opinion appended to the majority opinion also touched on the First Amendment issues raised in the case References edit Douglas v City of Jeannette 319 U S 157 1943 External links edit nbsp Works related to Douglas v City of Jeannette at Wikisource Text of Douglas v City of Jeannette 319 U S 157 1943 is available from CourtListener Findlaw Google Scholar Justia Library of Congress nbsp This Jehovah s Witnesses related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article related to the Supreme Court of the United States is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Douglas v City of Jeannette amp oldid 1175141614, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
