Adele Sherbert
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Adele Sherbert was the Seventh-day Adventist worker whose denial of unemployment benefits for refusing to work on her Sabbath led to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court religious freedom case Sherbert v. Verner.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Adele Sherbert canonical | 3 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Seventh-day Adventist
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person ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
religious accommodation in employment
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strict scrutiny for substantial burdens on religious exercise ⓘ |
| benefitProgramInvolved | state unemployment insurance ⓘ |
| caseOutcomeForSubject | unemployment benefits ultimately granted ⓘ |
| causeOfDenialOfBenefits | refusal to work on her Sabbath ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvisionInvolved |
Free Exercise Clause
ⓘ
surface form:
Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment
|
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employerType | textile company ⓘ |
| hasOccupation | textile mill worker ⓘ |
| impactOnLaw |
influenced later religious freedom jurisprudence in the United States
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strengthened protections for religious exercise against government burdens ⓘ |
| jurisdictionOfCase | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| knownFor | being the claimant in the U.S. Supreme Court case Sherbert v. Verner ⓘ |
| legalIssueInvolved |
free exercise of religion
ⓘ
unemployment compensation and religious observance ⓘ |
| legalSignificance |
landmark U.S. religious freedom case
ⓘ
leading case on unemployment benefits and religious observance ⓘ |
| partyToCase | Sherbert v. Verner ⓘ |
| precedentEstablished | Sherbert test ⓘ |
| reasonForJobLoss | refusal to work on Saturday shifts ⓘ |
| religion |
Seventh-day Adventist Church
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surface form:
Seventh-day Adventism
|
| roleInCourtCase | plaintiff ⓘ |
| SabbathDayObserved | Saturday ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
denial of unemployment benefits by South Carolina
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refusal to work on Saturday because of religious beliefs ⓘ |
| stateInvolved | South Carolina ⓘ |
| workLocation | South Carolina ⓘ |
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