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Abolitionist writings, such as "A Condensed Anti-Slavery Bible Argument" (1845) by George Bourne, [138] and "God Against Slavery" (1857) by George B. Cheever, [139] used the Bible, logic and reason extensively in contending against the institution of slavery, and in particular the chattel form of it as seen in the South.
By its text, the Seventh Amendment guarantees that in “[s]uits at common law, . . . the right of trial by jury shall be preserved.” In construing this language, we have noted that the right is not limited to the “common-law forms of action recognized” when the Seventh Amendment was ratified. Curtis v. Loether, 415 U. S. 189, 193 (1974 ...
Freedom from Religion Foundation legal fellow Samantha Lawrence sent district superintendent Justin Henry a letter warning of these constitutional violations on Nov. 29.
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evidence that is obtained in violation of the Fourth Amendment may not be relied on to sustain a civil forfeiture: Griswold v. Connecticut: Right to privacy: 381 U.S. 479 (1965) privacy, birth control Estes v. Texas: 381 U.S. 532 (1965) overturning Billy Sol Estes conviction on 14th Amendment due process grounds due to pretrial publicity Lamont v.
Donnelly asks whether a particular government action amounts to an endorsement of religion, thus violating the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment. According to the test, a government action is invalid if it creates a perception in the mind of a reasonable observer that the government is either endorsing or disapproving of religion. [1]
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Abington School District v. Schempp, 374 U.S. 203 (1963), [1] was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court decided 8–1 in favor of the respondent, Edward Schempp, on behalf of his son Ellery Schempp, and declared that school-sponsored Bible reading and the recitation of the Lord's Prayer in public schools in the United States was unconstitutional.