Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1942-03-09

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*569 Mr. Justice Murphy delivered the opinion of the Court. Appellant, a member of the sect known as Jehovah’s Witnesses, was convicted in the municipal court of Rochester, New Hampshire, for violation of Chapter 378, § 2, of the Public Laws of New Hampshire: <blockquote "b62…

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