Hobbie v. Unemployment Appeals Commission of Florida
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Hobbie v. Unemployment Appeals Commission of Florida is a 1987 U.S. Supreme Court case that held a state may not deny unemployment benefits to a worker who is fired for refusing, on newly adopted religious grounds, to work on her Sabbath.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T537174 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hobbie v. Unemployment Appeals Commission of Florida Context triple: [Sherbert v. Verner, precedentFor, Hobbie v. Unemployment Appeals Commission of Florida]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Church of the Lukumi Babalu Aye v. City of Hialeah
Church of the Lukumi Babalu Aye v. City of Hialeah is a 1993 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down city ordinances targeting Santería animal sacrifice and clarified that laws burdening religious practice must be neutral and generally applicable under the Free Exercise Clause.
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D.
Argersinger v. Hamlin
Argersinger v. Hamlin is a 1972 U.S. Supreme Court case that extended the right to counsel to defendants in misdemeanor cases that may result in imprisonment.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hobbie v. Unemployment Appeals Commission of Florida Target entity description: Hobbie v. Unemployment Appeals Commission of Florida is a 1987 U.S. Supreme Court case that held a state may not deny unemployment benefits to a worker who is fired for refusing, on newly adopted religious grounds, to work on her Sabbath.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Church of the Lukumi Babalu Aye v. City of Hialeah
Church of the Lukumi Babalu Aye v. City of Hialeah is a 1993 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down city ordinances targeting Santería animal sacrifice and clarified that laws burdening religious practice must be neutral and generally applicable under the Free Exercise Clause.
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D.
Argersinger v. Hamlin
Argersinger v. Hamlin is a 1972 U.S. Supreme Court case that extended the right to counsel to defendants in misdemeanor cases that may result in imprisonment.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. constitutional law case
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United States Supreme Court case ⓘ free exercise of religion case ⓘ |
| appliedToStatesThrough |
Fourteenth Amendment
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surface form:
Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
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| areaOfLaw |
First Amendment law
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employment law ⓘ |
| citation |
107 S. Ct. 1046
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480 U.S. 136 ⓘ 94 L. Ed. 2d 190 ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvision | First Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1987 ⓘ |
| dissentBy | John Paul Stevens ⓘ |
| fullName |
Hobbie v. Unemployment Appeals Commission of Florida
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Paula R. Hobbie v. Unemployment Appeals Commission of Florida
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| holding |
A state may not deny unemployment benefits to a worker who is fired for refusing, on newly adopted religious grounds, to work on her Sabbath
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Denial of unemployment benefits in these circumstances violates the Free Exercise Clause ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| legalIssue |
Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment
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denial of unemployment compensation benefits ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy | William J. Brennan Jr. ⓘ |
| petitioner | Paula R. Hobbie ⓘ |
| principle |
Government may not condition receipt of a public benefit on the surrender of religiously motivated conduct
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Newly adopted religious beliefs are entitled to the same constitutional protection as long-held beliefs ⓘ |
| relatedCase |
Sherbert v. Verner
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Thomas v. Review Board of the Indiana Employment Security Division ⓘ |
| respondent | Unemployment Appeals Commission of Florida ⓘ |
| result | Reversal of the Florida court’s decision denying benefits ⓘ |
| stateParty | Florida ⓘ |
| topic |
religious accommodation in employment
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unemployment insurance ⓘ |
| vote | 8–1 ⓘ |
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Subject: Hobbie v. Unemployment Appeals Commission of Florida Description of subject: Hobbie v. Unemployment Appeals Commission of Florida is a 1987 U.S. Supreme Court case that held a state may not deny unemployment benefits to a worker who is fired for refusing, on newly adopted religious grounds, to work on her Sabbath.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hobbie v. Unemployment Appeals Commission
Hobbie v. Unemployment Appeals Commission of Florida
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Hobbie v. Unemployment Appeals Commission of Florida
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Paula R. Hobbie v. Unemployment Appeals Commission of Florida