Properties (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
legal case
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| gptkbp:caseOutcome |
upheld the constitutionality of anti-polygamy laws
upheld the federal government's authority to regulate marriage practices. affected future legislation on marriage and religion upheld_the_conviction_of_George_Reynolds |
| gptkbp:caseTypes |
criminal case
No. 77 |
| gptkbp:court |
gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
conviction affirmed decision rendered on January 6, 1879 |
| gptkbp:decidedBy |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
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| gptkbp:gameFeatures |
gptkb:George_Reynolds
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| gptkbp:historicalContext |
19th century America
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| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
highlighted tensions between law and religion
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Reynolds v. United States
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| gptkbp:impact |
influenced future cases on religious freedom
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| gptkbp:judges |
gptkb:Justice_John_Marshall_Harlan
affirmed lower court's ruling majority opinion emphasized law over religious practice majority opinion stated that religious belief does not excuse criminal acts reviewed_by_the_Supreme_Court reviewed_the_constitutionality_of_the_Morrill_Act |
| gptkbp:jurisdiction |
gptkb:United_States_federal_law
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| gptkbp:legalStatus |
separation of church and state
polygamy established limits on religious practices conviction for bigamy upheld freedom of religion vs. criminal law religious duty vs. civil law First_Amendment_rights Mormon_Church_practices established_limits_on_religious_practices_in_the_U.S. important_case_in_the_history_of_religious_freedom_in_America upheld_the_Morrill_Anti-Bigamy_Act influenced_the_interpretation_of_the_First_Amendment context_of_the_Mormon_Church's_practices_in_the_19th_century |
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
98 U.S. 145
set a precedent for religious exemptions analyzed the balance of religious freedom and public morality |
| gptkbp:outcome |
upheld federal law against polygamy
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| gptkbp:politicalParty |
gptkb:Justice_Morrison_Waite
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| gptkbp:precedent |
gptkb:Cantwell_v._Connecticut
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| gptkbp:relatedPatent |
gptkb:Davis_v._Beason
gptkb:Latter_Day_Saints_v._United_States |
| gptkbp:respondsTo |
gptkb:United_States
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| gptkbp:significance |
first_Supreme_Court_case_addressing_religious_freedom_and_polygamy
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| gptkbp:year |
1879
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