Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York v. Village of Stratton, the Supreme Court of the United States' own 2002 opinion (536 U.S. 150), struck down an Ohio village ordinance requiring a permit before door to door canvassing, including Jehovah's Witnesses' ministry work. Its strength is that it is the Court's own opinion, the primary record of what it actually held. Its limit is that it rules on the ordinance before it rather than offering an independent account of Jehovah's Witness door to door practice itself, which needs a separate source.
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Reliability Tier1
The Supreme Court of the United States' own written opinion, the primary legal record of what the Court actually held, rather than a summary or commentary on it. NotesThe Supreme Court of the United States' own opinion in Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York v. Village of Stratton, 536 U.S. 150 (2002); the court's ruling on the door-to-door canvassing ordinance before it, not an independent account of Jehovah's Witness practice.
Citation
AuthorSupreme Court of the United States
Publication Year2002
URLhttps://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/536/150/
Source Typelegal
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This source names Jehovah's Witnesses directly: "door to door canvassing, including Jehovah's Witnesses' ministry work."
Source Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York v. Village of Stratton, 536 U.S. 150Supreme Court of the United States
This source names New York directly: "Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York v."
Source Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York v. Village of Stratton, 536 U.S. 150Supreme Court of the United States
Claims Backed By This Source (13 claims)
This source backs 13 claims across the atlas. As facts: 8 well-attested. As cited relationships: 2 holds. Plus 3 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Sources, 9 claims: 7 well-attested, 2 holds.
- Practices, 3 claims: 1 well-attested, 2 general references.
- Denominations, 1 claims: 1 general references.
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