Phrases with «liberty cases»

"Liberty cases" refers to legal disputes or situations where the concept of personal freedom or individual rights is at stake. It involves legal battles that concern protecting or defending people's liberties, such as freedom of speech, religion, or due process. Full definition

Sentences with «liberty cases»

  • The state of New York recognized, in the landmark religious liberty case People v. Phillips (1813), that compelling a priest to testify about matters heard during confession would be a fundamental violation of Catholics» religious liberty: (firstthings.com)
  • Thus the particular question that has been at the heart of a lot of our religious liberty cases in the past few years — the question of whether institutions in the corporate form are entitled to religious liberty — is not a new question for our political tradition, and the answer that tradition has often offered it is not always friendly to the cause of contemporary traditionalists. (firstthings.com)
  • McInnes Cooper will provide pro bono counsel to CCLA on civil liberty cases consistent with the firm's areas of legal expertise, as well as participate in public outreach programs in the region. (ccla.org)
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