Has "Wisconsin v. Yoder" Been Reversed? Analysis of "Employment Division v. Smith.".

Mawdsley, Ralph D.

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ERIC Number: EJ419901

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Publication Date: 1990

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Has "Wisconsin v. Yoder" Been Reversed? Analysis of "Employment Division v. Smith."

Mawdsley, Ralph D.

West's Education Law Reporter, v63 n1 p11-22 Dec 6 1990

Compares the Supreme Court ruling in "Employment Division, Department of Human Resources of Oregon v. Smith," involving the denial of unemployment compensation to two employees discharged because they ingested peyote, to "Wisconsin v. Yoder," mandating exemption to Amish parents of the state's uniformly applied compulsory attendance statute. (MLF)

Descriptors: Civil Rights, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Courts, Religious Cultural Groups, State Church Separation, State Standards

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Oregon

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