Jones V. City of Opelika (1943) - Subsequent History

Subsequent History

In the one paragraph Jones v. City of Opelika (II) per curiam decision (319 US 103), the Court vacated Jones v. City of Opelika (1942) on the basis of the principles articulated in Murdock v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Jones v. Opelika, 319 U.S. 103 (1943), was a Jehovah's Witnesses case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that on rehearing Jones v. City of Opelika (1942) is vacated; a state may not prohibit distribution of religious handbills where handbills seek to raise funds in a lawful fashion.

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