Pierce v. Society of Sisters
GPTKB entity
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:court_cases
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| gptkbp:case_number |
No. 11
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| gptkbp:case_outcome |
Unanimous decision
Influenced future Supreme Court decisions Struck down state law Dissent focused on state interests Majority opinion emphasized parental rights Ruling favored private schools |
| gptkbp:case_significance |
Key case in education law history
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| gptkbp:case_types |
gptkb:Constitution
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| gptkbp:consequences |
Strengthened private education rights
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| gptkbp:court |
gptkb:Oregon
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| gptkbp:decided_by |
gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court
June 1, 1925 |
| gptkbp:dissenting_opinion |
gptkb:Justice_James_Clark_Mc_Reynolds
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| gptkbp:doctrine |
Doctrine of parental rights
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| gptkbp:historical_context |
Post-World War I America
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| gptkbp:historical_significance |
Foundation for future education rights cases
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Pierce v. Society of Sisters
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| gptkbp:impact |
Education policy in the United States
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| gptkbp:influenced_by |
Progressive Era reforms
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| gptkbp:involved_parties |
gptkb:Society_of_Sisters
gptkb:Pierce |
| gptkbp:is_cited_in |
268 U. S. 510 (1925)
Numerous education law cases |
| gptkbp:judicial_review |
gptkb:Yes
Yes, reviewed by Supreme Court |
| gptkbp:judicial_significance |
Landmark case
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| gptkbp:legal_framework |
gptkb:U._S._Constitution
Expanded educational freedoms |
| gptkbp:legal_issue |
Compulsory education laws
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| gptkbp:legal_outcome |
Affirmed lower court ruling
Reinforced First Amendment protections |
| gptkbp:legal_principle |
Parental rights
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| gptkbp:legal_representation |
Constitutional interpretation
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| gptkbp:legislation |
Education reform laws
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| gptkbp:outcome |
Struck down the law requiring public school attendance
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| gptkbp:precedent |
Subsequent education cases
Established precedent for educational rights |
| gptkbp:public_perception |
gptkb:Justice_William_Day
Support for educational choice |
| gptkbp:related_cases |
gptkb:Wisconsin_v._Yoder
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| gptkbp:related_to |
Religious freedom
Civil liberties First Amendment rights Educational policy debates Fourteenth Amendment rights Parental choice in education Educational autonomy State power in education |
| gptkbp:significance |
Affirmed the rights of parents to choose private education
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Taft_Court
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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