Two Guys from Harrison-Allentown, Inc. v. McGinley, 366 U.S. 582 (1961), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that blue laws, which prohibited most businesses from operating on Sundays, did not violate either the Fourteenth Amendment's Equal Protection Clause or the First Amendment's Establishment Clause. It is considered a companion case to Gallagher v. Crown Kosher Super Market of Massachusetts, Inc., McGowan v. Maryland, and Braunfeld v. Brown.[1][2]
| Two Guys from Harrison-Allentown, Inc. v. McGinley | |
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| Argued 8 December, 1960 Decided 29 May, 1961 | |
| Full case name | Two Guys from Harrison-Allentown Incorporated, Appellant, versus Paul A. McGinley, District Attorney, County of Leigh, Pennsylvania, et al. |
| Citations | 366 U.S. 582 (more) |
| Argument | Oral argument |
| Holding | |
| Blue laws are constitutional. | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Warren |
| Dissent | Douglas |
Background
editTwo Guys was a discount department store which operated a location in Leigh County, Pennsylvania. Paul McGinley was the District Attorney of Lehigh County.[1]
Laws
editThe laws in question were a statute from 1939 and a supplementary statute from 1959. The 1939 statute prohibited "all worldly employment, business and sports" on Sundays, with some exceptions.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Two Guys v. McGinley, 366 U.S. 582 (1961)". Justia Law. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- ^ "Two Guys from Harrison- Allentown, Inc. v. McGinley (1961)". The Free Speech Center. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
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