Roy Torcaso v. C. Leo Watkins, Clerk
GPTKB entity
Statements (22)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Torcaso_v._Watkins
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| gptkbp:citation |
367 U.S. 488
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| gptkbp:constitution |
gptkb:Fourteenth_Amendment
gptkb:First_Amendment |
| gptkbp:date |
1961-06-19
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| gptkbp:decidedBy |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
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| gptkbp:effect |
invalidated Maryland's religious test for public office
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| gptkbp:heldBy |
Religious tests for public office are unconstitutional
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Roy Torcaso v. C. Leo Watkins, Clerk
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| gptkbp:legalIssue |
religious test for public office
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| gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy |
gptkb:Hugo_Black
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| gptkbp:originatedIn |
gptkb:Maryland
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| gptkbp:petitioner |
gptkb:Roy_Torcaso
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| gptkbp:predecessor |
prohibition of religious tests for public office in the United States
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| gptkbp:response |
gptkb:C._Leo_Watkins
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| gptkbp:subject |
separation of church and state
religious freedom public office qualifications |
| gptkbp:unanimousDecision |
true
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Torcaso_v._Watkins
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
8
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