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McGOWAN v. MARYLAND

No. 8.

366 U.S. 420 (1961)

McGOWAN ET AL. v. MARYLAND.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 29, 1961.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry Silbert argued the cause for appellants. With him on the brief were A. Jerome Diener and Sidney Schlachman.

John Martin Jones, Jr., Special Assistant Attorney General of Maryland, argued the cause for appellee. With him on the brief was C. Ferdinand Sybert, Attorney General.

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

The issues in this case concern the constitutional validity of Maryland criminal statutes,1 commonly known as Sunday Closing Laws or Sunday Blue Laws. These statutes, with exceptions to be noted hereafter, generally proscribe all labor, business and other commercial activities on Sunday. The questions presented are whether the classifications within the statutes bring about a...

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