Article: Jefferson's letter entered American jurisprudence in the 1878 Mormon polygamy case Reynolds v. U.S., in which the court cited Jefferson and Madison, seeking a legal definition for the word religion. Writing for the majority, Justice Stephen Johnson Field cited Jefferson's Letter to the Danbury Baptists to state that "Congress was deprived of all legislative power over mere opinion, but was left free to reach actions which were in violation of social duties or subversive of good order." Considering this, the court ruled that outlawing polygamy was constitutional.

Question: What was the court seeking, in using Jefferson's letter?
legal definition for the word religion
Artikel: Jeffersons brev skrev in amerikansk rättspraxis i 1878 års mormonpolygamimål Reynolds mot USA, i vilket domstolen citerade Jefferson och Madison, och sökte en juridisk definition för ordet religion. Justitierådet Stephen Johnson Field citerade Jeffersons brev till baptisterna i Danbury för att säga att "Kongressen fråntogs all lagstiftande makt över blotta opinionen, men lämnades fri att nå aktioner som stred mot sociala plikter eller var omstörtande av god ordning." Med tanke på detta fastslog domstolen att förbud mot polygami var konstitutionellt. Fråga: Vad ville domstolen, när han använde Jeffersons brev?
Article: Jefferson's letter inscribed American jurisprudence in the 1878 Mormon Polygamy case Reynolds v. United States, in which the court cited Jefferson and Madison, seeking a legal definition for the word religion. Justice Stephen Johnson Field quoted Jefferson's letter to the Baptists in Danbury to say that "Congress was deprived of all legislative power over mere opinion, but was left free to reach actions that were contrary to social duties or were subversive of good order." In view of this, the Court ruled that the prohibition of polygamy was constitutional. Question: What did the court want when he used Jefferson's letter?
juridisk definition av ordet religion
legal definition of the word religion