sentences:  It expanded with the defense buildup during World War II.It attempted to restrict the activities of Jehovahs Witnesses, it was the subject of a case that reached the Supreme Court of the United States, "Marsh v. Alabama", 326 U.S. 501 (1946).The court ruled that although the Chickasaw Shipyard Village was privately owned, because it functioned as a town open to the public, the right conferred on residents and visitors by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution cannot be abridged.