Mandate in West Virginia v. Barnette 1943

In the decision, the Court stated in part: “If there is any fixed star in our constitutional constellation, it is that no official, high or petty, can prescribe what shall be orthodox in politics, nationalism, religion, or other matters of opinion.”

National Archives, Records of the Supreme Court of the United States

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Mandate in <em>West Virginia</em> v. <em>Barnette</em>