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NIEMOTKO v. MARYLAND.

NO. 17.

340 U.S. 268 (1951)

71 S.Ct. 325

95 L.Ed. 267

NIEMOTKO v. MARYLAND.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 15, 1951.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hayden C. Covington argued the cause and filed a brief for appellants.

Kenneth C. Proctor, Assistant Attorney General of Maryland, argued the cause for appellee. With him on the brief was Hall Hammond, Attorney General.

MR. CHIEF JUSTICE VINSON delivered the opinion of the Court.

Appellants are two members of the religious group known as Jehovah's Witnesses. At the invitation of local coreligionists, they scheduled Bible talks in the public park of the city of Havre de Grace, Maryland. Although there is no ordinance prohibiting or regulating the use of this park, it has been the custom for organizations and individuals desiring to use it for meetings and celebrations of various kinds...

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