THE 1970S 1969 1979
SUPREME COURT CASE ROE V WADE
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Wisconsin v. Yoder
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Engel v. Vitale
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United States v. Lopez
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Baker v. Carr
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Detailed explanation-1: -Yoder, 406 U.S. 205 (1972) Under the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment, a state law requiring that children attend school past eighth grade violates the parents’ constitutional right to direct the religious upbringing of their children.
Detailed explanation-2: -Supreme Court ruled in favor of the parents The U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the state supreme court by a vote of 6-1 (Justices Lewis F. Powell Jr. and William H. Rehnquist had not yet joined the Court when Yoder was argued and did not participate in the decision) and ruled in favor of the Amish parents.
Detailed explanation-3: -Wisconsin v. Yoder established the precedent that an individual’s religious interests supersede a state’s interests in compulsory education, per the free exercise clause of the First Amendment.
Detailed explanation-4: -IMPACT. The ruling in Wisconsin v. Yoder developed the precedent that parents were allowed to educate their children outside of either the public school system or traditional private schools. In doing so, it prioritized the free exercise of religion over state interests.