History: “Wisconsin vs. Yoder” Explained

Jonathan Erb January 31, 2023

In 1972, the Amish were in the US Supreme Court defending the right to teach their children as their conscience dictated. Resulting precedents affect both our school and our constitutional rights for the practice of conscience. Do these precedents still stand secure?

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