Schneider v. New Jersey

Municipal codes in four cities — Los Angeles, Milwaukee, Worcester, and Irvington, New Jersey — banned distributing handbills and pamphlets in public places like streets, parks, and sidewalks, and also banned hand-to-hand distribution of such materials at private residences. Clara Schneider (defendant), a Jehovah's Witness, was convicted along with other Jehovah's Witnesses for violating these ordinances while distributing religious literature in several of the cities.