Banned Books Week is intended to make the public more aware of the frequent
challenges to the First Amendment’s guarantees of freedom of speech and
press.
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In part because of the efforts of Hayden Covington, one of its former attorneys, Jehovah’s Witnesses were one of the one of the most effective litigators of First Amendment issues in the 20th century. Their aggressive door-to-door witnessing often brought them into conflict with local licensing and permit laws. Their pacifism, and their refusal to salute