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McGowan v. Maryland
The Court upheld blue laws designating Sunday as a day of rest based on secular purposes, which the Heritage Foundation report relies upon to argue for restoration of uniform Sunday rest laws.
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McGowan v. Maryland, 366 U.S. 420 (1961).
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McGowan v. Maryland, 366 U.S. 420 (U.S. Supreme Court, 1961). https://religiousliberty.tv/case-library/mcgowan/
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McGowan v. Maryland (366 U.S. 420) [U.S. Supreme Court, 1961] — The Court upheld blue laws designating Sunday as a day of rest based on secular purposes, which the Heritage Foundation report relies upon to argue for restoration of uniform Sunday rest laws. Source: ReligiousLiberty.TV (https://religiousliberty.tv/case-library/mcgowan/, accessed October 23, 2026).
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Holding: The Court upheld blue laws designating Sunday as a day of rest based on secular purposes, which the Heritage Foundation report relies upon to argue for restoration of uniform Sunday rest laws.
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McGowan v. Maryland (366 U.S. 420) is a Church & State case decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1961. The court held that the Court upheld blue laws designating Sunday as a day of rest based on secular purposes, which the Heritage Foundation report relies upon to argue for restoration of uniform Sunday rest laws.