Wisconsin v. Yoder
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Wisconsin v. Yoder is a landmark 1972 U.S. Supreme Court case that held compulsory school attendance laws could not be applied in a way that violated Amish parents’ religious freedom.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Wisconsin v. Yoder canonical | 13 |
| Wisconsin Supreme Court reversed convictions of Amish parents | 1 |
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Target entity: Wisconsin v. Yoder Context triple: [Free Exercise Clause, interpretedInCase, Wisconsin v. Yoder]
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Brown v. Board of Education
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United States v. Virginia (1996) majority opinion
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Target entity: Wisconsin v. Yoder Target entity description: Wisconsin v. Yoder is a landmark 1972 U.S. Supreme Court case that held compulsory school attendance laws could not be applied in a way that violated Amish parents’ religious freedom.
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A.
Roe v. Wade
Roe v. Wade was a landmark 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision that recognized a constitutional right to abortion, profoundly shaping American law and politics until it was overturned in 2022.
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B.
Obergefell v. Hodges
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C.
Wickard v. Filburn
Wickard v. Filburn is a landmark 1942 U.S. Supreme Court case that dramatically expanded federal regulatory power by holding that even purely local, non-commercial activity could be regulated under the Commerce Clause if it had a substantial effect on interstate commerce.
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D.
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization is the 2022 U.S. Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade and ended the federal constitutional right to abortion.
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E.
Brown v. Board of Education
Brown v. Board of Education is the landmark 1954 U.S. Supreme Court decision that declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional, overturning the “separate but equal” doctrine.
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Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
First Amendment case
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U.S. Supreme Court case ⓘ compulsory education case ⓘ landmark case ⓘ religious freedom case ⓘ |
| appliedToStatesThrough | Fourteenth Amendment ⓘ |
| citation | 406 U.S. 205 ⓘ |
| concurringOpinionBy |
Lewis F. Powell Jr.
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surface form:
Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr. (joined later jurisprudentially in related contexts)
Justice William O. Douglas (in part and dissenting in part) ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvision |
First Amendment to the United States Constitution
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surface form:
First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
Free Exercise Clause ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1972-05-15 ⓘ |
| educationLevelAtIssue | attendance at public or private high school after eighth grade ⓘ |
| fullName | Wisconsin v. Yoder self-link ⓘ |
| holding |
Compulsory school attendance laws may not be applied in a manner that unduly burdens the free exercise of religion when the state cannot show a sufficiently compelling interest.
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Free Exercise Clause ⓘ
surface form:
The Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment prohibits the State of Wisconsin from compelling Amish parents to send their children to formal high school after the eighth grade.
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| impact |
influenced later statutory protections such as the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA)
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strengthened constitutional protection for religiously motivated objections to generally applicable laws prior to Employment Division v. Smith ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
compulsory school attendance beyond eighth grade
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free exercise of religion ⓘ state interest in education ⓘ |
| lowerCourtDisposition |
Wisconsin v. Yoder
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Wisconsin Supreme Court reversed convictions of Amish parents
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| majorityOpinionBy |
Warren E. Burger
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surface form:
Chief Justice Warren E. Burger
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| originatingStateCourt | Wisconsin Supreme Court ⓘ |
| petitioner |
Wisconsin
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surface form:
State of Wisconsin
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| reasoningKeyPoint |
the Amish community had a long-established, successful alternative mode of vocational and religious education
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the marginal benefit of two additional years of formal schooling did not justify the substantial burden on Amish religious practice ⓘ |
| recognizedRight | right of Amish parents to direct the religious upbringing and education of their children ⓘ |
| religiousGroupInvolved |
Amish
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surface form:
Conservative Amish Mennonite Church
Amish ⓘ
surface form:
Old Order Amish
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| respondent |
Adin Yutzy
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Jonas Yoder ⓘ Wallace Miller ⓘ |
| standardApplied |
compelling interest test
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strict scrutiny ⓘ |
| stateLawChallenged | Wisconsin compulsory school attendance law requiring attendance until age 16 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
education law
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parental rights ⓘ religious liberty ⓘ |
| SupremeCourtDisposition | Affirmed the judgment of the Wisconsin Supreme Court ⓘ |
| term | 1971 Term ⓘ |
| topic |
U.S. constitutional law
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church-state relations ⓘ parental control over education ⓘ |
| vote | 7-0 on the central holding with two Justices not participating in the main opinion structure ⓘ |
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Subject: Wisconsin v. Yoder Description of subject: Wisconsin v. Yoder is a landmark 1972 U.S. Supreme Court case that held compulsory school attendance laws could not be applied in a way that violated Amish parents’ religious freedom.
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