Thomas v. Review Board of the Indiana Employment Security Division
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Thomas v. Review Board of the Indiana Employment Security Division is a 1981 U.S. Supreme Court case that applied strict scrutiny to a denial of unemployment benefits based on an individual’s religiously motivated refusal to perform certain work, reinforcing robust protections for free exercise of religion.
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Target entity: Thomas v. Review Board of the Indiana Employment Security Division Context triple: [Sherbert v. Verner, precedentFor, Thomas v. Review Board of the Indiana Employment Security Division]
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National League of Cities v. Usery
National League of Cities v. Usery was a 1976 U.S. Supreme Court case that temporarily limited Congress’s power under the Commerce Clause by holding that federal wage and hour regulations could not be applied to traditional state government functions.
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United States v. Darby
United States v. Darby is a 1941 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld federal labor regulations under the Commerce Clause and marked a broad expansion of federal power over economic activity.
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McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green
McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green is a 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision that established the key burden-shifting framework for proving employment discrimination under Title VII.
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Goldberg v. Kelly
Goldberg v. Kelly is a landmark 1970 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held welfare recipients are entitled to an evidentiary hearing before their benefits are terminated, significantly expanding procedural due process protections.
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E.
Briggs v. Elliott
Briggs v. Elliott was a landmark federal court case from South Carolina challenging racial segregation in public schools, and it became one of the key cases consolidated into Brown v. Board of Education.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Thomas v. Review Board of the Indiana Employment Security Division Target entity description: Thomas v. Review Board of the Indiana Employment Security Division is a 1981 U.S. Supreme Court case that applied strict scrutiny to a denial of unemployment benefits based on an individual’s religiously motivated refusal to perform certain work, reinforcing robust protections for free exercise of religion.
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A.
National League of Cities v. Usery
National League of Cities v. Usery was a 1976 U.S. Supreme Court case that temporarily limited Congress’s power under the Commerce Clause by holding that federal wage and hour regulations could not be applied to traditional state government functions.
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B.
United States v. Darby
United States v. Darby is a 1941 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld federal labor regulations under the Commerce Clause and marked a broad expansion of federal power over economic activity.
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C.
McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green
McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green is a 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision that established the key burden-shifting framework for proving employment discrimination under Title VII.
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D.
Goldberg v. Kelly
Goldberg v. Kelly is a landmark 1970 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held welfare recipients are entitled to an evidentiary hearing before their benefits are terminated, significantly expanding procedural due process protections.
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E.
Briggs v. Elliott
Briggs v. Elliott was a landmark federal court case from South Carolina challenging racial segregation in public schools, and it became one of the key cases consolidated into Brown v. Board of Education.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
First Amendment case
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U.S. Supreme Court case ⓘ United States constitutional law case ⓘ free exercise of religion case ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw | United States First Amendment jurisprudence ⓘ |
| arguedDate | 1980-11-04 ⓘ |
| citation | 450 U.S. 707 ⓘ |
| concurrenceBy |
Potter Stewart
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surface form:
Justice Potter Stewart
William J. Brennan Jr. ⓘ
surface form:
Justice William J. Brennan Jr.
|
| constitutionalProvision |
First Amendment to the United States Constitution
ⓘ
Free Exercise Clause ⓘ |
| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1981-04-06 ⓘ |
| dissentBy |
John Paul Stevens
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surface form:
Justice John Paul Stevens
|
| factPattern | Jehovah’s Witness employee quit job after transfer to department producing turrets for military tanks ⓘ |
| fullName | Thomas v. Review Board of the Indiana Employment Security Division self-link ⓘ |
| holding | Denial of unemployment benefits to a worker who quit his job because of religious objections to producing armaments violated the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment ⓘ |
| issue | whether denial of unemployment benefits for refusing work on religious grounds violates the Free Exercise Clause ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Indiana
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surface form:
State of Indiana
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| legalSubject |
constitutional law
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labor and employment law ⓘ unemployment compensation ⓘ |
| majorityJustices |
Byron R. White
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Harry A. Blackmun ⓘ Lewis F. Powell Jr. ⓘ Potter Stewart ⓘ Thurgood Marshall ⓘ Warren E. Burger ⓘ William H. Rehnquist ⓘ William J. Brennan Jr. ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy |
Warren E. Burger
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surface form:
Chief Justice Warren E. Burger
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| pageInUnitedStatesReports | 707 ⓘ |
| petitioner | Eddie C. Thomas ⓘ |
| principle |
courts may not question the reasonableness of a religious belief, only its sincerity
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government may not condition receipt of unemployment benefits on conduct that violates sincerely held religious beliefs absent a compelling state interest ⓘ |
| relatedCase |
Employment Division v. Smith
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Sherbert v. Verner ⓘ Wisconsin v. Yoder ⓘ |
| respondent |
Thomas v. Review Board of the Indiana Employment Security Division
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Review Board of the Indiana Employment Security Division
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| result | Indiana’s denial of unemployment benefits was reversed ⓘ |
| shortName |
Thomas v. Review Board of the Indiana Employment Security Division
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Thomas v. Review Board
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| standardOfReview | strict scrutiny ⓘ |
| stateParty | Indiana ⓘ |
| topic |
conscientious objection
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religious liberty ⓘ unemployment benefits ⓘ |
| volumeOfUnitedStatesReports | 450 ⓘ |
| yearDecided | 1981 ⓘ |
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Subject: Thomas v. Review Board of the Indiana Employment Security Division Description of subject: Thomas v. Review Board of the Indiana Employment Security Division is a 1981 U.S. Supreme Court case that applied strict scrutiny to a denial of unemployment benefits based on an individual’s religiously motivated refusal to perform certain work, reinforcing robust protections for free exercise of religion.
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