Becket Fund for Religious Liberty
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The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty is a non-profit, public-interest law firm that litigates and advocates for the free exercise of religion across a wide range of faiths in the United States and internationally.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Becket Fund for Religious Liberty canonical | 1 |
| The Becket Fund | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Becket Fund for Religious Liberty Context triple: [Sharonell Fulton, representedBy, Becket Fund for Religious Liberty]
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A.
Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation
The Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation is the Episcopal Church-affiliated nonprofit organization that oversees and supports the mission, operations, and development of Washington National Cathedral and its related institutions.
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B.
Westcott House Foundation
Westcott House Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving, operating, and interpreting Frank Lloyd Wright’s Westcott House in Springfield, Ohio as a public architectural and cultural site.
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C.
Religious Liberty Commission
The Religious Liberty Commission is a human rights advocacy body of the World Evangelical Alliance that focuses on defending and promoting religious freedom worldwide, particularly for persecuted Christians.
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D.
Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission
The Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission is the public policy and moral advocacy arm of the Southern Baptist Convention, focusing on issues of ethics, religious freedom, and social concerns from an evangelical Christian perspective.
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E.
House of Bishops
The House of Bishops is the assembly of bishops that provides episcopal leadership and oversight within the church’s synodical governance structure.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Becket Fund for Religious Liberty Target entity description: The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty is a non-profit, public-interest law firm that litigates and advocates for the free exercise of religion across a wide range of faiths in the United States and internationally.
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A.
Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation
The Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation is the Episcopal Church-affiliated nonprofit organization that oversees and supports the mission, operations, and development of Washington National Cathedral and its related institutions.
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B.
Westcott House Foundation
Westcott House Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving, operating, and interpreting Frank Lloyd Wright’s Westcott House in Springfield, Ohio as a public architectural and cultural site.
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C.
Religious Liberty Commission
The Religious Liberty Commission is a human rights advocacy body of the World Evangelical Alliance that focuses on defending and promoting religious freedom worldwide, particularly for persecuted Christians.
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D.
Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission
The Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission is the public policy and moral advocacy arm of the Southern Baptist Convention, focusing on issues of ethics, religious freedom, and social concerns from an evangelical Christian perspective.
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E.
House of Bishops
The House of Bishops is the assembly of bishops that provides episcopal leadership and oversight within the church’s synodical governance structure.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
non-profit organization
ⓘ
public-interest law firm ⓘ religious liberty advocacy organization ⓘ |
| advocatesFor |
free exercise of religion
ⓘ
religious freedom ⓘ |
| areaServed |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
international ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| field |
constitutional law
ⓘ
human rights law ⓘ religious liberty ⓘ |
| focus | litigation and advocacy for religious liberty ⓘ |
| formerName |
The Becket Fund
ⓘ
linked to:
Becket Fund for Religious Liberty
|
| foundedBy |
Kevin J. Hasson
ⓘ
Seamus Hasson ⓘ |
| hasMotto | religious liberty for all ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| ideology | defense of religious liberty for all faiths ⓘ |
| inception | 1994 ⓘ |
| legalForm | non-profit ⓘ |
| legalStatus | 501(c)(3) organization ⓘ |
| mission |
to defend the free exercise of religion
ⓘ
to protect religious freedom for people of all faiths ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Thomas Becket
ⓘ
linked to:
Saint Thomas Becket
|
| nonDiscriminationPolicy |
represents clients of any faith
ⓘ
represents clients of no faith ⓘ |
| notableCase |
Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.
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Holt v. Hobbs ⓘ Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. EEOC ⓘ
linked to:
Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Little Sisters of the Poor Saints Peter and Paul Home v. Pennsylvania ⓘ Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-Berru ⓘ Zubik v. Burwell ⓘ |
| operatesAs | non-partisan organization ⓘ |
| organizationalType | public interest law firm ⓘ |
| practiceArea |
Supreme Court litigation
ⓘ
appellate advocacy ⓘ litigation ⓘ |
| represents |
houses of worship
ⓘ
individuals ⓘ religious non-profits ⓘ religious organizations ⓘ |
| website | https://www.becketlaw.org ⓘ |
| worksOn |
First Amendment free exercise cases
ⓘ
linked to:
Free Exercise Clause
Religious Freedom Restoration Act cases ⓘ
linked to:
Religious Freedom Restoration Act
international religious freedom advocacy ⓘ land use and religious institutions cases ⓘ prisoner religious rights cases ⓘ religious accommodation cases ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Becket Fund for Religious Liberty Description of subject: The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty is a non-profit, public-interest law firm that litigates and advocates for the free exercise of religion across a wide range of faiths in the United States and internationally.
Referenced by (2)
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linked to: Becket Fund for Religious Liberty