MARTIN v. CITY OF STRUTHERS
Supreme Court Cases
319 U.S. 141 (1943)
Case Overview
Legal Principle at Issue
Whether a local ordinance that prohibited any person from "distributing handbills, circulars or other advertisements to ring the door bell, sound the door knocker, or otherwise summon" a home dweller violated the First and Fourteenth Amendemnts.
Action
Reversed. Petitioning party received a favorable disposition.
Advocated for Respondent
- Theodore T. Macejko View all cases
- David C. Haynes View all cases
Advocated for Petitioner
- Hayden C. Covington View all cases
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- MARTIN v. CITY OF STRUTHERS. (n.d.). First Amendment Library. Retrieved April 13, 2025, from https://www.thefire.org/supreme-court/martin-v-city-struthers
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