Book Description

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 31. Chapters: Busey v. District of Columbia, Cantwell v. Connecticut, Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire, Cox v. New Hampshire, Cox v. United States (1947), Dickinson v. United States, Douglas v. City of Jeannette, Estep v. United States, Falbo v. United States, Follett v. Town of McCormick, Fowler v. Rhode Island, Gibson v. United States, Gonzales v. United States, Holmes v. United States, Jamison v. State of Texas, Jones v. City of Opelika (1942), Jones v. City of Opelika (1943), Largent v. Texas, Lovell v. City of Griffin, Marsh v. Alabama, Martin v. Struthers, Minersville School District v. Gobitis, Murdock v. Pennsylvania, Niemotko v. Maryland, Poulos v. New Hampshire, Saia v. New York, Schneider v. New Jersey, Sicurella v. United States, Simmons v. United States, Taylor v. State of Mississippi, Thomas v. Review Board of the Indiana Employment Security Division, Tucker v. Texas, Watchtower Society v. Village of Stratton, West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette, Witmer v. United States, Wooley v. Maynard. Excerpt: West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette, 319 U.S. 624 (1943), is a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States that held that the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution protected students from being forced to salute the American flag and say the Pledge of Allegiance in school. It was a significant court victory won by Jehovah's Witnesses, whose religion forbade them from saluting or pledging to symbols, including symbols of political institutions. However, the Court did not address the effect the compelled salutation and recital ruling had upon their particular religious beliefs, but instead ruled that the state did not have the power to compel speech in that manner for anyone. Barnette overruled a 1940 decision on the same issue, Minersville School...