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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
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gptkbp:category
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1940 in United States case law
United States Free Exercise Clause case law
Jehovah's Witnesses litigation in the United States
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gptkbp:citation
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310 U.S. 296
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gptkbp:date
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1940-05-20
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gptkbp:decidedBy
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gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
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gptkbp:decision
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unanimous decision
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gptkbp:heldBy
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The Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment is incorporated against the states by the Fourteenth Amendment.
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Cantwell v. Connecticut
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gptkbp:legalSubject
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gptkb:Fourteenth_Amendment
gptkb:First_Amendment
gptkb:Free_Exercise_Clause
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Connecticut
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gptkbp:opinionBy
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gptkb:Owen_J._Roberts
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gptkbp:petitioner
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gptkb:Newton_Cantwell
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gptkbp:predecessor
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free exercise of religion
First Amendment incorporation
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:incorporation_doctrine
religious freedom
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gptkbp:response
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gptkb:State_of_Connecticut
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:incorporation_doctrine
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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