These are whether §§ 80 and 81, as applied, contravene the Fourteenth Amendment by denying or abridging appellant's freedom of religion and by denying to her the equal protection of the laws. They present the only questions for our decision. The Supreme Judicial Court reversed the conviction under the first complaint on state grounds *fn1 but sustained the judgments founded on the other two. The complaints were made, respectively, pursuant to §§ 79, 80 and 81 of Chapter 149, Gen. Were, shortly, for (1) refusal to disclose Betty's identity and age to a public officer whose duty was to enforce the statutes (2) furnishing her with magazines, knowing she was to sell them unlawfully, that is, on the street and (3) as Betty's custodian, permitting her to work contrary to law. Originally there were three separate complaints.

When the offenses were committed she was the aunt and custodian of Betty M. This time Sarah Prince appeals from convictions for violating Massachusetts' child labor laws, by acts said to be a rightful exercise of her religious convictions. The case brings for review another episode in the conflict between Jehovah's Witnesses and state authority. JUSTICE RUTLEDGE delivered the opinion of the Court. Stone, Roberts, Black, Reed, Frankfurter, Douglas, Murphy, Jackson, Rutledge Bushnell, Attorney General of Massachusetts, for appellee. 645ĪPPEAL FROM THE SUPERIOR COURT OF MASSACHUSETTS, PLYMOUTH COUNTY. 158 (1944) - Supreme Court finds child protection laws, including vaccination, supersede parental religious freedom.ġ944.SCT.40140 321 U.S.

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158 (1944) - Supreme Court finds child protection laws, including vaccination, supersede parental religious freedom.

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