Burwell may refer to:
People
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Burwell (name) Burwell is both a surname and a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:
Surname:
* Alan Burwell (born 1943), English rugby league player
* Armistead Burwell (planter), American planter
* Bill Burwell (1895–1973), American base ...
Places
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Burwell, Cambridgeshire
Burwell is a village and civil parish in Cambridgeshire, England, some 10 miles (16 km) north-east of Cambridge. It lies on the south-east edge of the Fens. Westward drainage is improved by Cambridgeshire lodes (waterways), including Burwell L ...
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Burwell, Lincolnshire
Burwell is a small village and Civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated on the A16 road, and north from Spilsby. The village covers approximately 2200 acres (9 km2).
History
Now a village, Burwe ...
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Burwell, Nebraska
Burwell is a city in Garfield County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 1,210 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Garfield County.
History
Burwell was platted in 1883. In 1887, the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad was ...
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Burwell Creek
Burwell Creek is a creek in Floyd County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is a tributary to the Oostanaula River which it joins within the city of Rome.
Burwell Creek was named for Judge Burwell, who settled nearby.
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, a stream in Georgia
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The Burwell
The Burwell building is situated on the landmark corner of Gay Street and Clinch Avenue in Knoxville, Tennessee above the majestic Tennessee Theatre, and is the oldest of Knoxville’s historic skyscrapers. Views from the Burwell include the Sun ...
, an NRHP-listed high-rise in Knoxville, Tennessee
Ships
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USS ''Laub'' (DD-263), a destroyer renamed HMS ''Burwell'' when she was transferred to the Royal Navy in World War II
Government
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Sylvia Mathews Burwell
Sylvia Mary Burwell (; born June 23, 1965) is an American government and non-profit executive who has been the 15th president of American University since June 1, 2017. Burwell is the first woman to serve as the university's president. Burwell ...
(born 1965), United States Secretary of Health and Human Services, who due to that role, has been named as the defendant in several related lawsuits:
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Burwell v. Hobby Lobby
''Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.'', 573 U.S. 682 (2014), is a landmark decision in United States corporate law by the United States Supreme Court allowing privately held for-profit corporations to be exempt from a regulation its owners relig ...
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King v. Burwell
''King v. Burwell'', 576 U.S. 473 (2015), was a 6–3 decision by the Supreme Court of the United States interpreting provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). The Court's decision upheld, as consistent with the statute, ...
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Zubik v. Burwell
''Zubik v. Burwell'', 578 U.S. ___ (2016), was a case before the Supreme Court of the United States, United States Supreme Court on whether religious institutions other than churches should be exempt from the contraceptive mandate, a regulation a ...
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