Minersville School District v. Gobitis
GPTKB entity
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
legal case
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| gptkbp:caseOutcome |
upheld flag salute requirement
upheld school policy decision_later_overturned_by_Barnette_case shaped_future_First_Amendment_cases |
| gptkbp:caseTypes |
constitutional law case
No. 40 |
| gptkbp:citedBy |
317 U.S. 624
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| gptkbp:court |
5-3 decision
ruled_in_favor_of_school_district's_authority |
| gptkbp:decidedBy |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
June 3, 1940 |
| gptkbp:firstClaim |
influenced future rulings on free speech
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| gptkbp:gameFeatures |
gptkb:Gobitis_family
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| gptkbp:historicalContext |
World War II era
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| gptkbp:historicalEvent |
preceded by lower court rulings
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| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
highlighted tensions between state and individual rights
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Minersville School District v. Gobitis
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| gptkbp:impact |
subsequent cases on free speech
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| gptkbp:judges |
gptkb:Justice_Roberts
gptkb:Justice_Murphy gptkb:Justice_Jackson protection of individual rights government overreach importance of religious freedom influenced civil liberties discussions majority opinion favored school district reviewed state laws on education upheld educational authority Supreme_Court's_power_of_judicial_review |
| gptkbp:jurisdiction |
gptkb:United_States_federal_law
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| gptkbp:legal_representation |
analyzed_First_Amendment_implications
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| gptkbp:legalStatus |
freedom of religion
affirmed lower court ruling controversial decision compulsory education laws context of national security concerns controversial ruling on free expression debate over patriotism vs. individual rights established limits on free expression First_Amendment_rights |
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
gptkb:landmark_case_in_First_Amendment_law
examined state interests vs. individual rights |
| gptkbp:outcome |
upheld_mandatory_flag_salute
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| gptkbp:politicalParty |
gptkb:Justice_Felix_Frankfurter
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| gptkbp:precedent |
gptkb:West_Virginia_State_Board_of_Education_v._Barnette
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| gptkbp:publicAccess |
mixed reactions
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| gptkbp:relatedPatent |
gptkb:Tinker_v._Des_Moines_Independent_Community_School_District
Barnette case compulsory flag salute |
| gptkbp:respondsTo |
gptkb:Minersville_School_District
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| gptkbp:significance |
First_Amendment_interpretation
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