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Constitutional Law Keyed to Choper
Cox v. New Hampshire
Citation:
312 U.S. 569 (1941)Facts
On July 8, 1939, sixty-eight Jehovah’s Witnesses and twenty others met in Manchester, New Hampshire, to engage in an “information march.” They divided into smaller groups and proceeded to different parts of the business district, walking in single-file formation along sidewalks. Each participant carried a staff with signs reading “Religion is a Snare and a Racket” and “Serve God and Christ the King,” while some carried placards announcing a future meeting. They also distributed leaflets. The marchers did not apply for a permit as required by New Hampshire law. The march took place in a city of over 75,000 people, with evidence that on Saturday nights up to 26,000 persons passed through one intersection where defendants marched. The marchers interfered with normal sidewalk travel, though no breach of peace occurred.
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