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WATCHTOWER BIBLE & TRACT SOC'Y OF NEW YORK, INC. v. VILLAGE OF STRATTON, 00-1737

Provisions of a village ordinance, making it a misdemeanor to engage in door-to-door neighborhood "canvassing" without first registering with the mayor's office and receiving a permit, violate the First Amendment as it applies to religious proselytizing, anonymous political speech, and the distribution of hand bills.

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  • Decided 06/17/2002
  • Published 06/17/2002

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  • United States Supreme Court

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