for Illinois State Bar Association
1. Douglas v. Jeannette, No. 450, SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, March 10, 11, 1943, Argued , May 3, 1943, Decided
OVERVIEW: A state district court had statutory authority to entertain a suit in which Jehovah's Witnesses sought an injunction against a city that had threatened them for violating a solicitation ordinance, and abstention by the federal courts was appropriate.
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