Blue Laws

GPTKB entity

Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Sunday_laws
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:basedOn religious principles
gptkbp:challenge civil liberties groups
secular organizations
gptkbp:criticizedFor violating separation of church and state
gptkbp:dateEnacted gptkb:colonial_America
gptkbp:enforcedBy gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:Europe
gptkb:United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Blue Laws
gptkbp:impact commerce
religious freedom
work-life balance
gptkbp:legalBasis gptkb:state_order
local ordinance
gptkbp:notableExample gptkb:Connecticut_Blue_Laws
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:prohibits business operations on Sundays
recreational activities on Sundays
sale of alcohol on Sundays
gptkbp:purpose restrict certain activities on Sundays
gptkbp:reaffirms U.S. Supreme Court (McGowan v. Maryland, 1961)
gptkbp:relatedTo Sabbath observance
Sunday closing laws
gptkbp:status still enforced in some regions
partially repealed in many states
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Puritan_Massachusetts
gptkb:Legal_history_of_Connecticut
gptkb:Paramus,_New_Jersey,_USA
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7