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POULOS v. NEW HAMPSHIRE.

No. 341.

345 U.S. 395 (1953)

POULOS v. NEW HAMPSHIRE.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 27, 1953.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Gordon M. Tiffany argued the cause for appellee. With him on the brief were Louis C. Wyman, Attorney General of New Hampshire, and Henry Dowst, Jr., Assistant Attorney General. Mr. Tiffany, then Attorney General of New Hampshire, was also on a Statement Opposing Jurisdiction and a Motion to Dismiss or Affirm.

MR. JUSTICE REED delivered the opinion of the Court.

This appeal presents the validity of a conviction of appellant for conducting religious services in a public park of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, without a required license, when proper application for the license had been arbitrarily and unreasonably refused by the City Council. The conclusion depends upon consideration of the principles of the First Amendment secured against...

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