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 |
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| instanceOf |
named party in court case
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state government official → |
| associatedWithLegalPrinciple |
Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment
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| associatedWithLegalStandard |
strict scrutiny for burdens on religious exercise
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| branchOfGovernment |
executive branch of South Carolina
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| caseTypeOfSherbert v. Verner |
challenge to denial of unemployment benefits on religious grounds
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| country |
United States
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| employer |
Employment Security Commission of South Carolina
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| function |
adjudication of unemployment benefit claims
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implementation of state unemployment insurance statutes → |
| governmentLevel |
state
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| involvedIn |
religious freedom litigation
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| jurisdiction |
State of South Carolina
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| legalDomain |
administrative law
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constitutional law → unemployment compensation law → |
| location |
Columbia, South Carolina
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| namedAsRespondentIn |
Sherbert v. Verner
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| namedIn |
U.S. Supreme Court opinion in Sherbert v. Verner
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| opposedPartyInSherbert v. Verner |
Adele Sherbert
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| partyRoleInSherbert v. Verner |
government respondent
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| positionHeld |
Administrator of the Employment Security Commission of South Carolina
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| represents |
interests of the State of South Carolina in unemployment compensation matters
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| responsibleFor |
administration of South Carolina’s unemployment benefits program
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| sideInSherbert v. Verner |
State of South Carolina
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Sherbert v. Verner
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respondent |