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ARLAN'S DEPARTMENT STORE V. KENTUCKY, 371 U. S. 218 (1962)

371 U. S. 218

U.S. Supreme Court

Arlan's Department Store v. Kentucky, 371 U.S. 218 (1962)

Arlan's Department Store of Louisville, Inc. v. Kentucky

No. 503

Decided December 17, 1962

371 U.S. 218

Syllabus

The owners of three retail stores in Kentucky were fined for employing persons in their businesses on Sunday in violation of a Kentucky statute, and the convictions were sustained against their claim that the statute violated the First Amendment, applicable to the States by reason of the Fourteenth Amendment.

Held: An appeal to this Court is dismissed for want of a substantial federal question.

Reported below: 357 S.W.2d 708.


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