Wisconsin V. Yoder: the Landmark Case on Religious Freedom and Education
Words: 544 1607In the annals of American legal history, few cases have as profound an impact as Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972), a pivotal Supreme Court decision that delineated the boundaries between religious liberty and state control over education. Central to the case were Jonas Yoder and Wallace Miller, members of Wisconsin's Old Order Amish community, who contested the state's compulsory education laws, asserting that further schooling beyond the eighth grade fundamentally conflicted with their deep-rooted religious beliefs. This case placed the Supreme […]