This entry in the Encyclopedia of the Supreme Court of the United States (David S. Tanenbaus, Editor-in-Chief) discusses the landmark decision in West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette, 319 U.S. 624 (1943). Barnette held that students have a constitutional right to refuse ...
This entry in the Encyclopedia of the Supreme Court of the United States (David S. Tanenbaus, Editor-in-Chief) discusses the landmark decision in West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette, 319 U.S. 624 (1943). Barnette held that students have a constitutional right to refuse ...
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This essay provides an understanding of a leading constitutional law case, focusing on how the litigation was shaped by lawyers and judges, as well as by socioeconomic factors, and why the ca...
West Virginia State Board of Education v. BarnetteChief Justice Harlan Fiske StoneJustice Robert H. JacksonJustice Felix FrankfurterJehovah's Witnessesflag saluteMinersville School District v. Gobitis.During World War II, Gathie and Marie Barnett, along with their parents and other Jehovah's ...
West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette, case in which the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on June 14, 1943, that compelling children in public schools to salute the U.S. flag was an unconstitutional violation of their freedom of speech and religion.