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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 ...
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.
The Seventh Amendment has been interpreted to give people the right to a jury trial in many civil matters in federal court, but, seemingly contrary to the wording of the Amendment, not all. For example, lawsuits against the government, and admiralty matters, do not give rise to the right to have a jury decide the case.
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Due process rights of public employees in workplace when alleging violations of First Amendment rights PUD No. 1 of Jefferson County v. Washington Department of Ecology: 511 U.S. 700 (1994) interpretation of §401 of the Clean Water Act: Farmer v. Brennan: 511 U.S. 825 (1994) civil liability under the Eighth Amendment for rape of a transgender ...
By Jonathan Stempel. NEW YORK (Reuters) -A federal judge on Tuesday declared unconstitutional a New York City law requiring food delivery companies to share customer data with restaurants.
Fourth Amendment, Fourteenth Amendment, Unconstitutionality of State issued general warrants Cox v. Louisiana: 379 U.S. 536 (1965) First Amendment, "breach of the peace" statutes Freedman v. Maryland: 380 U.S. 51 (1965) First Amendment, motion picture censorship United States v. Seeger: 380 U.S. 163 (1965) definition of religion for a military ...