THE 1970S 1969 1979
SUPREME COURT CASE ROE V WADE
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The Amish are dangerous people you don’t wish to anger
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So the Amish could build them a barn
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The Amish have a track and historical record of producing self-sufficient and law bidding citizens who don’t place a burden on society.
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The Amish have a track and historical record of producing self-sufficient and law bidding citizens who do place a burden on society.
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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: -In this case, the Wisconsin Supreme Court held that Amish parents could remove their children from public schools after the 8th grade as an exercise of their right to religious freedom.
Detailed explanation-3: -In Wisconsin v. Yoder, the Court prioritized free exercise of religion over the state interest in an educated populace. The Court ruled that the individual liberty to worship freely outweighed the state’s interest in forcing students to attend school.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.