Verner, Administrator, Employment Security Commission of South Carolina

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Verner, Administrator, Employment Security Commission of South Carolina, was the state official responsible for administering South Carolina’s unemployment benefits program and the named government respondent in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court religious freedom case Sherbert v. Verner.


Statements (25)
Predicate Object
instanceOf named party in court case
state government official
associatedWithLegalPrinciple Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment
associatedWithLegalStandard strict scrutiny for burdens on religious exercise
branchOfGovernment executive branch of South Carolina
caseTypeOfSherbert v. Verner challenge to denial of unemployment benefits on religious grounds
country United States
employer Employment Security Commission of South Carolina
function adjudication of unemployment benefit claims
implementation of state unemployment insurance statutes
governmentLevel state
involvedIn religious freedom litigation
jurisdiction State of South Carolina
legalDomain administrative law
constitutional law
unemployment compensation law
location Columbia, South Carolina
namedAsRespondentIn Sherbert v. Verner
namedIn U.S. Supreme Court opinion in Sherbert v. Verner
opposedPartyInSherbert v. Verner Adele Sherbert
partyRoleInSherbert v. Verner government respondent
positionHeld Administrator of the Employment Security Commission of South Carolina
represents interests of the State of South Carolina in unemployment compensation matters
responsibleFor administration of South Carolina’s unemployment benefits program
sideInSherbert v. Verner State of South Carolina

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Sherbert v. Verner
respondent

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