HOME > First Amendment Library > Case   Schneider v. New Jersey (docket #: 11) (1939)  [Findlaw] Argument Date 10/13/1939 Decided 11/22/1939 Supreme Court Vote 8-1 Note Decided together with Young v. California (No. 13), Snyder v. Milwaukee (No. 18) and Nichols v. Massachusetts (No. 29) Supreme Court Ruling First Amendment claim upheld   Issue Whether a city ordinance mandating a permit to canvass or distribute circulars violated the First Amendment's freedom of speech Majority Opinion Roberts, J. Dissenting Opinion McReynolds, J. Lower Court New Jersey Supreme Court Lower Court Ruling First Amendment claim denied Lawyers For Petitioner Joseph F. Rutherford and Olin R. Moyle For Respondent Robert I. Morris Ruling - Lower Court 121 N.J.L. 542, 3 A.2d 609, 610 News Henning, Arthur Sears, "Supreme Court Upholds Press Freedom Issue," The Chicago Daily Tribune, Nov. 23, 1939, p. 19 Wood, Lewis, "High Court Bars Curbs on Handbills Set by Four Cities," The New York Times, Nov. 23, 1939, p. 1 Commentary "The Right to Pamphleteer," The New York Times, Nov. 23, 1939, p. 26  SEARCH MORE About this site About the First Amendment About the First Amendment Center How to contribute Video/RSS/podcasts First Amendment programs State of the First Amendment reports Religious liberty in public schools First Reports Supreme Court Columnists Experts First Amendment publications First Amendment Center history Glossary Freedom Sings™ Events First Amendment Schools Congressional Research Service reports Guest editorials FOI material The First Amendment Library Lesson plans freedomforum.org Newseum Contact us Privacy statement Related links