Knowledge

People v. Ruggles

Source 📝

191: 248: 25: 87: 163:, declared that while the state constitution allowed for religious freedom, it did not forbid judicial action against offenses that undermined societal moral obligations. The court emphasized the role of Christian doctrine in public faith, practice, and morals. 150:
John Ruggles was arrested and charged with blasphemy after making a blasphemous statement about Christianity in a crowded tavern. The Court of Oyer and Terminer found him guilty and sentenced him to three months in prison and a fine of $ 500.
176: 179:
in New York. The case affirmed that blasphemy, as an offense against public decency and morality, was punishable, regardless of the state's stance on religious freedom.
429: 385:
Houser, Justin Kirk. "Is Hate Speech Becoming the New Blasphemy? Lessons from an American Constitutional Dialectic." Penn State Law Review 114 (2009): 571-619.
232: 419: 172: 424: 289: 404: 434: 68: 409: 225: 35: 386: 282: 414: 218: 198: 50: 362: 46: 275: 314: 160: 159:
The Supreme Court of Judicature upheld the lower court's ruling. The court, led by Chief Justice
138:
8 Johns. R. 290 (N.Y. 1811) was a landmark case in the State of New York and the first reported
255: 97: 116: 259: 202: 338: 398: 190: 247: 139: 106: 86: 53:. Statements consisting only of original research should be removed. 171:
The decision has had a lasting impact on the interpretation of
80: 18: 263: 206: 111: 101: 42: 283: 226: 8: 363:"Amendment I (Religion): People v. Ruggles" 290: 276: 233: 219: 343:Historical Society of the New York Courts 69:Learn how and when to remove this message 16:Historical US lawsuit involving blasphemy 430:Law about religion in the United States 305: 201:or its constituent jurisdictions is a 7: 244: 242: 187: 185: 14: 246: 189: 85: 23: 420:New York (state) state case law 425:Blasphemy law in North America 177:separation of church and state 1: 199:case law in the United States 405:United States case law stubs 262:. You can help Knowledge by 205:. You can help Knowledge by 155:Supreme Court of Judicature 49:the claims made and adding 451: 315:"People v. Ruggles (N.Y.)" 241: 184: 142:prosecution in the state. 339:"People v. Ruggles, 1811" 197:This article relating to 435:1811 in New York (state) 367:press-pubs.uchicago.edu 100:, as no other articles 410:New York (state) stubs 258:–related article is a 173:freedom of religion 119:for suggestions. 109:to this page from 34:possibly contains 271: 270: 214: 213: 136:People v. Ruggles 133: 132: 79: 78: 71: 36:original research 442: 415:1811 in case law 389: 383: 377: 376: 374: 373: 359: 353: 352: 350: 349: 335: 329: 328: 326: 325: 310: 292: 285: 278: 250: 243: 235: 228: 221: 193: 186: 128: 125: 114: 112:related articles 89: 81: 74: 67: 63: 60: 54: 51:inline citations 27: 26: 19: 450: 449: 445: 444: 443: 441: 440: 439: 395: 394: 393: 392: 384: 380: 371: 369: 361: 360: 356: 347: 345: 337: 336: 332: 323: 321: 312: 311: 307: 302: 297: 296: 240: 239: 182: 169: 157: 148: 129: 123: 120: 110: 107:introduce links 90: 75: 64: 58: 55: 40: 28: 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 448: 446: 438: 437: 432: 427: 422: 417: 412: 407: 397: 396: 391: 390: 378: 354: 330: 313:Vile, John R. 304: 303: 301: 298: 295: 294: 287: 280: 272: 269: 268: 251: 238: 237: 230: 223: 215: 212: 211: 194: 168: 165: 156: 153: 147: 144: 131: 130: 117:Find link tool 93: 91: 84: 77: 76: 31: 29: 22: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 447: 436: 433: 431: 428: 426: 423: 421: 418: 416: 413: 411: 408: 406: 403: 402: 400: 388: 382: 379: 368: 364: 358: 355: 344: 340: 334: 331: 320: 316: 309: 306: 299: 293: 288: 286: 281: 279: 274: 273: 267: 265: 261: 257: 252: 249: 245: 236: 231: 229: 224: 222: 217: 216: 210: 208: 204: 200: 195: 192: 188: 183: 180: 178: 174: 166: 164: 162: 154: 152: 145: 143: 141: 137: 127: 118: 113: 108: 104: 103: 99: 94:This article 92: 88: 83: 82: 73: 70: 62: 52: 48: 44: 38: 37: 32:This article 30: 21: 20: 381: 370:. Retrieved 366: 357: 346:. Retrieved 342: 333: 322:. Retrieved 319:www.mtsu.edu 318: 308: 264:expanding it 253: 207:expanding it 196: 181: 170: 158: 149: 135: 134: 121: 95: 65: 56: 33: 399:Categories 372:2023-06-14 348:2023-06-14 324:2023-06-14 300:References 161:James Kent 146:Background 115:; try the 102:link to it 43:improve it 140:blasphemy 124:June 2023 105:. Please 59:June 2023 47:verifying 256:New York 175:and the 41:Please 167:Legacy 98:orphan 96:is an 254:This 260:stub 203:stub 387:URL 45:by 401:: 365:. 341:. 317:. 375:. 351:. 327:. 291:e 284:t 277:v 266:. 234:e 227:t 220:v 209:. 126:) 122:( 72:) 66:( 61:) 57:( 39:.

Index

original research
improve it
verifying
inline citations
Learn how and when to remove this message

orphan
link to it
introduce links
related articles
Find link tool
blasphemy
James Kent
freedom of religion
separation of church and state
Stub icon
case law in the United States
stub
expanding it
v
t
e
Stub icon
New York
stub
expanding it
v
t
e
"People v. Ruggles (N.Y.)"

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.