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Craigmiles v. Giles

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-001381

A 2002 decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit that affirmed the unconstitutionality of an occupational licensing law. The court found that Tennessee's requirement for casket sellers to be licensed funeral directors violated the Fourteenth Amendment's Due Process Clause. This case is often cited in discussions about economic liberty and occupational licensing reform.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-001381
FieldLaw
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  "definition": "A 2002 decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit that affirmed the unconstitutionality of an occupational licensing law. The court found that Tennessee's requirement for casket sellers to be licensed funeral directors violated the Fourteenth Amendment's Due Process Clause. This case is often cited in discussions about economic liberty and occupational licensing reform.",
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