Indiana Constitution Article 1 Section 12
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Indiana Constitution Article 1 Section 12 is the state constitutional provision that guarantees open courts and a remedy by due course of law for injuries to person, property, or reputation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Indiana Constitution Article 1 Section 12 canonical | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | constitutional provision ⓘ |
| adoptedIn | 1851 ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
civil actions
ⓘ
legal remedies ⓘ |
| basedOn | open courts clause tradition in American state constitutions ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Bill of Rights of the Indiana Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
open courts clause
ⓘ
remedy clause ⓘ |
| citedAs | Ind. Const. art. 1, § 12 ⓘ |
| effectiveIn |
19th century
ⓘ
20th century ⓘ 21st century ⓘ |
| ensures |
access to courts
ⓘ
availability of legal remedies ⓘ |
| governs | administration of justice in Indiana courts ⓘ |
| guarantees |
open courts
ⓘ
remedy by due course of law ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction | State of Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTextLanguage | English ⓘ |
| interpretedBy |
Indiana Court of Appeals
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indiana Supreme Court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| invokedIn |
challenges to procedural barriers to court access in Indiana
ⓘ
challenges to statutory damage caps in Indiana ⓘ |
| languageIncludes |
all courts shall be open
ⓘ
every person, for injury done to him in his person, property, or reputation, shall have remedy by due course of law ⓘ justice shall be administered completely, and without denial ⓘ justice shall be administered freely, and without purchase ⓘ justice shall be administered speedily, and without delay ⓘ |
| legalEffect |
constrains Indiana courts and legislature regarding access to remedies
ⓘ
creates individual right to seek judicial redress ⓘ |
| limits | legislative power to abolish common-law causes of action without providing a reasonable substitute remedy ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Indiana ⓘ |
| partOf |
Indiana Constitution
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indiana Constitution Article 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protects |
injuries to person
ⓘ
injuries to property ⓘ injuries to reputation ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
access to justice
ⓘ
civil justice system ⓘ judicial remedies ⓘ |
| usedIn | Indiana constitutional law ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Article 1: Bill of Rights (Indiana Constitution)