In May 2001, Jehovah’s Witnesses filed their Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (permission to review the case) to the Supreme Court, asking: “Are religious ministers engaged in a Scripturally based centuries - old practice of communicating their religious beliefs from door to door constitutionally equivalent to peddlers of merchandise, subject to the prior restraint of obtaining municipal permission to speak about the Bible or offer Bible - based literature at no cost? ”
Mais 2001 esitasid Jehoova tunnistajad Ülemkohtule taotluse anda välja kohtulik eeskiri, et nende kohtuasi läbi vaadataks.