West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette
GPTKB entity
Statements (73)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
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| gptkbp:case_analysis |
freedom of conscience
scholarly analysis impact on education policy legal scholars' perspectives freedom vs. authority ongoing debates on patriotism |
| gptkbp:case_comparisons |
similar landmark cases
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| gptkbp:case_number |
court transcripts
No. 40 Supreme Court records |
| gptkbp:case_outcome |
gptkb:Justice_Robert_H._Jackson
various interpretations protection against coercion shaping public policy subsequent Supreme Court rulings upheld individual rights reaffirmed rights legal protections for dissenters |
| gptkbp:case_reactions |
public opinion polls
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| gptkbp:case_significance |
affirmation of personal liberties
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| gptkbp:case_types |
constitutional law
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| gptkbp:court |
gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
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| gptkbp:decided_by |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
June 14, 1943 |
| gptkbp:dissenting_opinion |
gptkb:Justice_Roberts
gptkb:Justice_Felix_Frankfurter gptkb:Justice_Jackson gptkb:Justice_Frankfurter |
| gptkbp:doctrine |
compelling interest test
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| gptkbp:historical_context |
rise of nationalism
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| gptkbp:historical_significance |
shaped civil liberties
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette
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| gptkbp:impact |
First Amendment rights
influence on future cases Strengthened freedom of speech |
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:American_Civil_Liberties_Union
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| gptkbp:involved_amendments |
gptkb:First_Amendment
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| gptkbp:involved_parties |
gptkb:West_Virginia_State_Board_of_Education
gptkb:Jahova's_Witnesses gptkb:organization |
| gptkbp:involved_rights |
gptkb:freedom_of_expression
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| gptkbp:is_cited_in |
319 U. S. 624 (1943)
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| gptkbp:is_countered_by |
gptkb:Minersville_School_District_v._Gobitis
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| gptkbp:judged_by |
unconstitutional requirement
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| gptkbp:judicial_review |
constitutional review
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| gptkbp:legacy |
influence on American law
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| gptkbp:legal_context |
World War II era
historical legal battles |
| gptkbp:legal_framework |
expanded civil rights
judicial activism constitutional interpretation |
| gptkbp:legal_issue |
First Amendment rights
compulsory flag salute individual vs. state rights |
| gptkbp:legal_outcome |
protection of individual rights
|
| gptkbp:legal_principle |
gptkb:freedom_of_religion
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| gptkbp:notable_quote |
“ If there is any fixed star in our constitutional constellation...”
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| gptkbp:outcome |
Compulsory flag salute unconstitutional
ruled in favor of Barnette |
| gptkbp:precedent |
Subsequent free speech cases
established case law freedom of speech cases |
| gptkbp:public_perception |
gptkb:Justice_Jackson
6-3 |
| gptkbp:public_reaction |
support for religious freedom
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| gptkbp:related_cases |
gptkb:Minersville_School_District_v._Gobitis
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| gptkbp:significance |
landmark decision
Affirmed individual rights over state mandates |
| gptkbp:themes |
freedom of belief
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Justice_Felix_Frankfurter
gptkb:Felix_Frankfurter |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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