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The Yoder case : religious freedom, education, and parental rights /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Peters, Shawn Francis, 1966-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lawrence : University Press of Kansas, [2003]
Series:Landmark law cases & American society.
Subjects:
Yoder, Jonas > Trials, litigation, etc.
Amish > Legal status, laws, etc. > United States.
Educational law and legislation > United States.
Freedom of religion > United States.
Educational law and legislation > Wisconsin.
Table of Contents:
  • Building a community in New Glarus
  • Amish schooling and the seeds of conflict in New Glarus
  • Compulsory schooling and the parameters of state power
  • The National Committee for Amish Religious Freedom enters the fray
  • Judicial precedent and Yoder
  • The trial of Wallace Miller, Jonas Yoder, and Adin Yutzy
  • Yoder in the Wisconsin Supreme Court
  • Arguing Yoder in the U.S. Supreme Court
  • The U.S. Supreme Court rules in Yoder
  • Assessing the Supreme Court's decision in Wisconsin v. Yoder
  • The aftermath and legacy of Yoder.