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Minersville School District v. Gobitis
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Minersville School District v. Gobitis | |
Court | Supreme Court of the United States |
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Citation | |
Date decided | June 3, 1940 |
Overturned by | |
West Virginia v. Barnette |
Facts
Walter Gobitis was a Jehovah's Witness with two school children in the 1930s.
Minersville Area School District was a largely Roman Catholic town in Pennsylvania in the 1930s.
The school superintendent expels the 2 Gobitis school children for failing to salute the American flag.Holding
A mandatory flag salute is constitutional.
Comments
West Virginia v. Barnette (1943) overturns Gobitis.