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‘Defending and Legally Establishing the Good News’Jehovah’s Witnesses—Proclaimers of God’s Kingdom
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May 3, 1943, was truly a memorable day for Jehovah’s Witnesses as regards litigation before the Supreme Court of the United States. On that one day, in 12 out of 13 cases (all of which were consolidated for hearing and opinion into four decisions), the Court ruled in their favor.b
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‘Defending and Legally Establishing the Good News’Jehovah’s Witnesses—Proclaimers of God’s Kingdom
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b During the calendar year 1943, petitions and appeals in 24 legal cases involving Jehovah’s Witnesses were submitted to the Supreme Court of the United States.
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‘Defending and Legally Establishing the Good News’Jehovah’s Witnesses—Proclaimers of God’s Kingdom
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e From 1919 through 1988, petitions and appeals in a total of 138 cases involving Jehovah’s Witnesses were made to the U.S. Supreme Court. One hundred thirty of these cases were submitted by Jehovah’s Witnesses; eight, by their adversaries at law. In 67 cases the Supreme Court refused to review the cases because, as the Court viewed the matter at the time, no important federal constitutional or statutory questions were raised. In 47 of the cases that the Court did consider, the decisions were favorable to Jehovah’s Witnesses.
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