Claim

Claim 904

The First Amendment Encyclopedia describes the case as invalidating the conviction of a Jehovah's Witness who sold a religious pamphlet and magazine without the city manager's permission.

Published 2026-09-26. Last reviewed 2026-09-26. 1 source.

Statement: The First Amendment Encyclopedia describes the case as invalidating the conviction of a Jehovah's Witness who sold a religious pamphlet and magazine without the city manager's permission.
Field: action
Value: Case invalidated conviction of a Jehovah's Witness pamphleteer
About: incident 1938-us-lovell-v-griffin-permit-requirement
Source: Lovell v. City of Griffin (1938)
Publisher: Lovell v. City of Griffin (1938)
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-26
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2009

Quotation from the source

invalidated the conviction of a Jehovah's Witness who sold a religious pamphlet and magazine in violation of a local ordinance requiring prior permission from the city manager.