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General United States Supreme Court Cases:



Compulsory Flag Salute / Pledge of Allegiance

Minersville v. Gobitis (1940)
West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette (1943)



Selective Service Classification / Conscientious Objector Status

Falbo v. United States (1944)
Estep v. United States (1946)
Gibson v. United States (1946)
Cox v. United States (1947)
Dickinson v. United States (1953)
Gonzales v. United States (1955)
Sicurella v. United States (1955)
Simmons v. United States (1955)
Witmer v. United States (1955)
Gonzales v. United States (1960)
Hart v. United States (1968)
Holmes v. United States (1968)
Pryor v. United States (1971)



License Requirement for Literature Distribution / Parade & Park Permit

Lovell v. City of Griffin (1938)
Schneider v. The State [New Jersey] (1939)
Cantwell v. State of Connecticut (1940)
Cox v. New Hampshire (1941)
Jones v. City of Opelika (1942)
Busey v. District of Columbia (1943)
Douglas v. City of Jeannette (1943)
Jamison v. State of Texas (1943)
Jones v. City of Opelika (1943)
Largent v. State of Texas (1943)
Murdock v. Pennsylvania (1943)
Follett v. Town of McCormick (1944)
Saia v. People of the State of New York (1948)
Niemotko v. Maryland (1951)
Fowler v. Rhode Island (1951)
Poulos v. New Hampshire (1953)
Watchtower Bible & Tract Society v. Village of Stratton (2002)

Amicus Briefs filed with the Supreme Court in support of the Jehovah's Witnesses in the Village of Stratton case:

Independent Baptist Churches of America
Electronic Privacy Information Center
Center for Individual Freedom
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
RealCampaignReform.Org, Inc., et al.



Private Property Rights vs. Religious Freedom

Martin v. City of Struthers (1943)
Marsh v. State of Alabama (1946)
Tucker v. State of Texas (1946)



"Fighting Words" Doctrine

Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire (1942)



Child Labor Laws and Religious Freedom

Prince v. Massachusetts (1944)



"Patriot" Statutes and Religious Freedom

Taylor v. State of Mississippi (1943)



Unemployment Compensation Benefits and Religious Freedom

Thomas v. Review Bd., Ind. Empl. Sec. Div. (1981)



License Tag Motto and Religious Freedom

Wooley v. Maynard (1977)



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