Petition Clause
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The Petition Clause is the part of the First Amendment that guarantees individuals the right to appeal to the government to address grievances without fear of punishment or reprisal.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
clause of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution
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constitutional provision → |
| aimsToProtect |
access to government decision-makers
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political participation → |
| appliesTo |
federal government of the United States
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local governments in the United States → state governments of the United States → |
| appliesToActivity |
filing lawsuits to seek redress from the government
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lobbying government officials → petitioning legislative bodies → petitioning the executive branch → petitioning the judicial branch → submitting petitions and complaints to government agencies → |
| associatedWithDoctrine |
Noerr-Pennington doctrine
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| cameIntoForceWith |
ratification of the Bill of Rights
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| category |
First Amendment to the United States Constitution
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United States constitutional law → |
| citedInCase |
BE&K Construction Co. v. NLRB
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Borough of Duryea v. Guarnieri → California Motor Transport Co. v. Trucking Unlimited → McDonald v. Smith → United States v. Cruikshank → |
| enactedOn |
December 15, 1791
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| foundInSection |
First Amendment rights portion of the Bill of Rights
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| guaranteesRight |
right to petition the government for a redress of grievances
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| hasLegalFunction |
limits government power to punish individuals for seeking redress
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provides a means for citizens to seek governmental change → supports democratic participation in government → |
| historicalInfluence |
English Bill of Rights of 1689
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| influencedBy |
traditional English right to petition the monarch
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| interpretedBy |
Supreme Court of the United States
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| legalEffect |
renders unconstitutional laws that punish good-faith petitioning
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supports immunity for certain petitioning activities from antitrust liability → |
| locatedInDocument |
United States Constitution
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| partOf |
First Amendment to the United States Constitution
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| protectsActivity |
appealing to the government to address grievances
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petitioning the government → seeking redress of grievances from the government → |
| protectsAgainst |
government retaliation for petitioning
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punishment for petitioning the government → reprisal for petitioning the government → |
| relatedTo |
Assembly Clause
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Free Exercise Clause → Free Speech Clause → Right to petition → |
| scopeIncludes |
associations
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groups → individuals → |
| textIncludes |
"the right of the people ... to petition the Government for a redress of grievances"
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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First Amendment to the United States Constitution
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containsClause |