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(Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image)
(Minersville School District v. Gobitis)
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|date=June 14, 1943
|date=June 14, 1943
|subject=First Amendment
|subject=First Amendment
|case_treatment=No
|case_treatment=Yes
|overturned=Minersville School District v. Gobitis
|facts='''Joseph Rutherford''' (1862 - 1942) saw a parallel between the Hitler salute in Nazi Germany (1933 - 1945) to the American schoolchildren saluting the American flag.
|facts='''Joseph Rutherford''' (1862 - 1942) saw a parallel between the Hitler salute in Nazi Germany (1933 - 1945) to the American schoolchildren saluting the American flag.



Revision as of 19:02, January 31, 2023

West Virginia v. Barnette
Court Supreme Court of the United States
Citation
Date decided June 14, 1943
Overturned Minersville School District v. Gobitis

Facts

Joseph Rutherford (1862 - 1942) saw a parallel between the Hitler salute in Nazi Germany (1933 - 1945) to the American schoolchildren saluting the American flag.

Jehovah's Witnesses take the commandment from Exodus 20, "Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image" very religiously.

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