Braunfeld v. Brown

Braunfeld v. Brown (1961)
the Supreme Court of the United States

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Braunfeld v. Brown, 366 U.S. 599 (1961), was a case decided by the United States Supreme Court. In a 6-3 decision, the Court held that a Pennsylvania law forbidding the sale of various retail products on Sunday was not an unconstitutional interference with religion as described in the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. Warning: template has been deprecated.

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Concurring Opinions: Harlan; Brennan

Dissenting Opinion: Stewart

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366 U.S. 599

Braunfeld v. Brown

Argued: Dec. 8, 1960. --- Decided: May 29, 1961

Mr. Theodore R. Mann, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellants.

Mr. David Berger, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellees.

Mr. Chief Justice WARREN announced the judgment of the Court and an opinion in which Mr. Justice BLACK, Mr. Justice CLARK, and Mr. Justice WHITTAKER concur.

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