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Blue-Law Blues
Nader, Ralph | June 10, 1961 issue

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In this article, the author discusses various issues of conflict regarding the U.S. Supreme Court's decision for the constitutionality of the "Sunday Blue Law." Blue law is a law prohibiting dancing, shows, sports, business, etc. on Sunday. The effect of this law was supposed to plunge an already confused situation into hopeless chaos, arid to make state Legislatures' the battleground for opposing lobbies, each seeking to profit from the Court's decisions. Among thirty-four states, having this law, a majority of them have forbidden activity in four areas: servile, labor, selling and sports and amusements. It was supposed that the fundamental objection to Sunday legislation was that it offends both religion and liberty.

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SUNDAY legislation; ECCLESIASTICAL law; ACTIONS & defenses (Administrative law); ACTIONS & defenses -- United States; BILLS, Legislative; COURTS -- United States; UNITED States
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