West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legal case
gptkbp:associatedWith freedom of expression
gptkbp:caseOutcome protected individual rights
gptkbp:citedBy subsequent_Supreme_Court_cases
gptkbp:court 6-3 decision
unconstitutional requirement
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
June 14, 1943
gptkbp:firstClaim civil rights movement
gptkbp:historicalContext World War II era
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette
gptkbp:impact First_Amendment_rights
gptkbp:influencedBy social movements
gptkbp:involved Jahovas_Witnesses
gptkbp:judges gptkb:Justice_Jackson
constitutional review
reversed lower court ruling
gptkbp:legalStatus gptkb:A._E._Barnette
freedom of religion
compulsory flag salute
increased protections for dissent
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Justice_Reed
gptkb:Justice_Roberts
gptkb:Justice_Rutledge
gptkb:Justice_Murphy
gptkb:Justice_Vinson
gptkb:Justice_Jackson
gptkb:Justice_Frankfurter
319 U.S. 624
gptkbp:outcome ruled_in_favor_of_Barnette
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Justice_Murphy
gptkbp:precedent freedom of speech
gptkbp:relatedPatent gptkb:Minersville_School_District_v._Gobitis
compelled speech
gptkbp:significance landmark decision