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 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T537149 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Adele Sherbert Context triple: [Sherbert v. Verner, petitioner, Adele Sherbert]
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A.
Adele
Adele is a British singer-songwriter renowned for her powerful soulful voice and emotionally resonant hits such as "Rolling in the Deep" and "Hello."
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B.
Amy Winehouse
Amy Winehouse was a British singer-songwriter renowned for her powerful soulful voice, deeply personal lyrics, and genre-blending albums such as "Back to Black."
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C.
Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey is an American singer, songwriter, and producer renowned for her five-octave vocal range, melismatic singing style, and a long string of chart-topping pop and R&B hits since the early 1990s.
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D.
Beyoncé
Beyoncé is a globally acclaimed American singer, songwriter, and performer known for her powerful vocals, dynamic stage presence, and influential contributions to contemporary pop and R&B music.
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E.
Celine Dion
Celine Dion is a Canadian singer renowned worldwide for her powerful vocals and hit ballads such as "My Heart Will Go On."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Adele Sherbert Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Adele
Adele is a British singer-songwriter renowned for her powerful soulful voice and emotionally resonant hits such as "Rolling in the Deep" and "Hello."
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B.
Amy Winehouse
Amy Winehouse was a British singer-songwriter renowned for her powerful soulful voice, deeply personal lyrics, and genre-blending albums such as "Back to Black."
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C.
Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey is an American singer, songwriter, and producer renowned for her five-octave vocal range, melismatic singing style, and a long string of chart-topping pop and R&B hits since the early 1990s.
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D.
Beyoncé
Beyoncé is a globally acclaimed American singer, songwriter, and performer known for her powerful vocals, dynamic stage presence, and influential contributions to contemporary pop and R&B music.
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E.
Celine Dion
Celine Dion is a Canadian singer renowned worldwide for her powerful vocals and hit ballads such as "My Heart Will Go On."
- F. None of above. chosen
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
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| 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
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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
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| 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 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Adele Sherbert Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (3)
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