Davis v. Beason | |
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Argued December 9–10, 1889 Decided February 3, 1890 | |
Full case name | Davis v. Beason, Sheriff. |
Citations | 133 U.S. 333 (more) 10 S. Ct. 299; 33 L. Ed. 637; 1890 U.S. LEXIS 1915 |
Holding | |
Courts of the United States have jurisdiction to hear charges related to polygamy, even though it is a part of religious belief. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinion | |
Majority | Field, joined by unanimous |
Laws applied | |
Amendment I |
Mormonism and polygamy |
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Davis v. Beason, 133 U.S. 333 (1890), was a United States Supreme Court case affirming, by a 9–0 vote, that federal laws against polygamy did not conflict with the free exercise clause of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.