Thomas v. Review Board of the Indiana Employment Security Division

Target entity: Thomas v. Review Board of the Indiana Employment Security Division
Context triple: [Sherbert v. Verner, precedentFor, Thomas v. Review Board of the Indiana Employment Security Division]

• A. National League of Cities v. Usery
  National League of Cities v. Usery was a 1976 U.S. Supreme Court case that temporarily limited Congress’s power under the Commerce Clause by holding that federal wage and hour regulations could not be applied to traditional state government functions.
• B. United States v. Darby
  United States v. Darby is a 1941 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld federal labor regulations under the Commerce Clause and marked a broad expansion of federal power over economic activity.
• C. McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green
  McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green is a 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision that established the key burden-shifting framework for proving employment discrimination under Title VII.
• D. Goldberg v. Kelly
  Goldberg v. Kelly is a landmark 1970 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held welfare recipients are entitled to an evidentiary hearing before their benefits are terminated, significantly expanding procedural due process protections.
• E. Briggs v. Elliott
  Briggs v. Elliott was a landmark federal court case from South Carolina challenging racial segregation in public schools, and it became one of the key cases consolidated into Brown v. Board of Education.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Thomas v. Review Board of the Indiana Employment Security Division
Target entity description: Thomas v. Review Board of the Indiana Employment Security Division is a 1981 U.S. Supreme Court case that applied strict scrutiny to a denial of unemployment benefits based on an individual’s religiously motivated refusal to perform certain work, reinforcing robust protections for free exercise of religion.

• A. National League of Cities v. Usery
  National League of Cities v. Usery was a 1976 U.S. Supreme Court case that temporarily limited Congress’s power under the Commerce Clause by holding that federal wage and hour regulations could not be applied to traditional state government functions.
• B. United States v. Darby
  United States v. Darby is a 1941 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld federal labor regulations under the Commerce Clause and marked a broad expansion of federal power over economic activity.
• C. McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green
  McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green is a 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision that established the key burden-shifting framework for proving employment discrimination under Title VII.
• D. Goldberg v. Kelly
  Goldberg v. Kelly is a landmark 1970 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held welfare recipients are entitled to an evidentiary hearing before their benefits are terminated, significantly expanding procedural due process protections.
• E. Briggs v. Elliott
  Briggs v. Elliott was a landmark federal court case from South Carolina challenging racial segregation in public schools, and it became one of the key cases consolidated into Brown v. Board of Education.
• F. None of above. chosen