West Virginia Board of Education v. Barnette
GPTKB entity
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
legal case
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| gptkbp:awardedBy |
gptkb:Minersville_School_District_v._Gobitis
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| gptkbp:caseOutcome |
Strengthened First Amendment protections
Affirmed individual rights Encouraged legal challenges to state mandates Influenced future free speech jurisprudence Influenced public school policies on expression Promoted awareness of civil liberties Reinforced the concept of voluntary allegiance Set precedent for student expression rights Reinforced the role of the judiciary in protecting rights Set a standard for evaluating compelled speech cases Highlighted the importance of dissent in a democracy Promoted the idea of personal conscience in civic duties Encouraged discussions on patriotism and individual rights Reinforced the principle of voluntary participation in patriotic acts Contributed to the discourse on individual rights vs. state interests Encouraged challenges to compulsory actions in schools Influenced_the_interpretation_of_the_Establishment_Clause |
| gptkbp:caseTypes |
Civil rights case
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| gptkbp:court |
7-2 ruling
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| gptkbp:decidedBy |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
June 14, 1943 |
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
World War II era
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
West Virginia Board of Education v. Barnette
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| gptkbp:impact |
Student rights
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| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Minersville_School_District_v._Gobitis
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| gptkbp:involved |
gptkb:West_Virginia_Board_of_Education
Barnette_family |
| gptkbp:judges |
gptkb:Justice_Felix_Frankfurter
Judicial review of state actions |
| gptkbp:legalStatus |
Right to refuse compelled speech
Attorneys for Barnette Compulsory flag salute Attorneys_for_the_Board |
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
319 U.S. 624 (1943)
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| gptkbp:outcome |
Unconstitutional to compel students to salute the flag
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| gptkbp:politicalAffiliation |
gptkb:First_Amendment
Fourteenth Amendment |
| gptkbp:politicalParty |
gptkb:Justice_Robert_H._Jackson
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| gptkbp:precedent |
Free speech cases
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| gptkbp:publicAccess |
Opposition from some educational authorities
Support for Barnette |
| gptkbp:relatedPatent |
gptkb:Texas_v._Johnson
gptkb:Tinker_v._Des_Moines_Independent_Community_School_District gptkb:West_Virginia_State_Board_of_Education_v._Barnette |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:First_Amendment
Freedom of speech Freedom of religion |
| gptkbp:significance |
First_Amendment_rights
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