Wisconsin v. Yoder Precedents:
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Pierce v. Society of Sisters (1925): The Court ruled that the State has
a high responsibility for education of its citizens, and thus can impose
reasonable regulations for the control and duration of basic education.
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Gillette v. U.S. (1971): The Court said that activities of individuals
even when religiously based are often subject to regulation by the State in
the exercise of their undoubted power to promote the health, safety, and
general welfare.
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Sherbert v. Verner (1963): The Court held that there are areas of
conduct protected by the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment and
thus beyond the power of the State to control.
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Braunfeld v. Brown (1961): The Court ruled that religious freedom-the
freedom to believe and to practice strange and it may be foreign creeds has
classically been one of the highest values of our society.
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Lemon v. Kurtzman (1971): the Court reemphasized the legitimacy of the
State's concern for enforcing minimal educational standards.