Meyer v. Nebraska

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legal case
gptkbp:caseOutcome Reinforced individual liberties
Struck down restrictive laws
gptkbp:caseTypes No. 20
Constitutional law case
gptkbp:citedBy 262 U.S. 390
gptkbp:controversy December 1922
gptkbp:court gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkb:Robert_Meyer
gptkb:State_of_Nebraska
5-4 ruling
Affirmed educational freedom
gptkbp:date December 1922
June 4, 1923
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:Justice_James_Clark_McReynolds
1923
gptkbp:education Foreign language instruction
gptkbp:historical_analysis Educational_rights_in_America
gptkbp:historicalContext Post-World War I America
gptkbp:historicalImpact Influence on civil liberties
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Landmark case in education law
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Meyer v. Nebraska
gptkbp:impact Influenced future education laws
gptkbp:influencedBy Progressive Era reforms
gptkbp:judges gptkb:Justice_Oliver_Wendell_Holmes_Jr.
Constitutional review
Strict scrutiny
Invalidated state restrictions
Majority opinion emphasized liberty
Set precedent for educational law
In_favor_of_Meyer
gptkbp:legalStatus gptkb:Key_case_in_First_Amendment_jurisprudence
Freedom of speech
Early 20th century America
Due process clause
Strengthened First Amendment protections
Constitutional protections
State vs. individual rights
Educational rights cases
Expanded educational rights
Teaching foreign languages
gptkbp:location gptkb:Nebraska
gptkbp:notableFeature Continues to be cited in legal arguments
Impact on future legislation
Cultural assimilation debates
Foundation for educational freedom
Legal education cases
gptkbp:outcome Struck_down_a_Nebraska_law
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation Concern over state authority
gptkbp:politicalParty Affirmed the right to teach foreign languages
gptkbp:precedent Educational freedom
gptkbp:relatedPatent gptkb:Pierce_v._Society_of_Sisters
Parental rights
Broader implications for educational policy
Cases on educational rights
gptkbp:significance First_Amendment_rights