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Largent v. Texas, 318 U.S. 418 (1943)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
Largent v. Texas, 318 U.S. 418 (1943)
Largent v. Texas No. 559 Argued February 12, 1943 Decided March 8, 1943 318 U.S. 418
APPEAL FROM THE COUNTY COURT OF LAMAR COUNTY, TEXAS
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1. Since the decision of the county court in this case was not reviewable, on the record made in that court, by any higher court of the State, and since the decision sustained a municipal ordinance against a claim of its invalidity under the Federal Constitution, this Court has jurisdiction on appeal under Jud.Code § 257(a). P. 421.
2. A municipal ordinance which, as construed and applied, forbids the distribution of religious publications except upon a permit the issuance of which is in the discretion of a municipal officer held an abridgment of religion, speech, and press guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment. P. 422.
It is unnecessary to determine whether the distribution of the publications in question constituted sales or the acceptance of contributions.
Reversed.
Appeal from a conviction and sentence for violation of a municipal ordinance.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Largent v. Texas, 318 U.S. 418 (1943) in 318 U.S. 418 Original Sources, accessed July 2, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=5LKTYU9TB7JTY6B.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Largent v. Texas, 318 U.S. 418 (1943), in 318 U.S. 418, Original Sources. 2 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=5LKTYU9TB7JTY6B.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Largent v. Texas, 318 U.S. 418 (1943). cited in 1943, 318 U.S. 418. Original Sources, retrieved 2 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=5LKTYU9TB7JTY6B.
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