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Majority Opinion
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Warren, C.J. |
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Concurring Opinion
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Frankfurter, J. (joined by Harlan, J.) |
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Dissenting Opinion
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Douglas, J., & Brennan, J. (joined by Stewart, J.) |
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Lower Court
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U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts |
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Lower Court Ruling
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Establishment and Free Exercise Clause claims upheld |
| Lawyers |
Joseph H. Elcock, Jr., Assistant Attorney General of Massachusetts
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| Briefs |
American Jewish Committee et al.
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Leo Pfeffer, Lewis H. Weinstein, Shad Polier and Samuel Lawrence Brennglass for the Synagogue Council of America et al.
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Reuben Goodman and Rowland Watts for the American Civil Liberties Union et al.
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William D. Donnelly for the General Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists
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| News Stories & Commentary |
Brumley, Cal, "Massachusetts Firms Peeved by Blue Law Extension to Holidays," The Wall Street Journal, Nov. 10, 1961, p. 1
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Clayton, James E., "Massachusetts Defends Blue Law in High Court," The Washington Post, Dec. 8, 1960, Sect. A, p. 18
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Lewis, Anthony, "High Court Backs States' Blue Laws," The New York Times, May 30, 1961, p. 1
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