Legal Opinion
Wright v. DeWitt School District
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided January 11, 1965No. 5-3408PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Frank Holt, Associate Justice.
The issue presented, in this case is whether a state health regulation is in conflict with freedom of religion as ordained by the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
The appellants, adults and school age children, are members of a church known as the General Assembly and Church of the First Born. The appellee, DeWitt School District #1 of Arkansas County, pursuant to a state health regulation, required all students to be vaccinated against smallpox as a prerequisite to attending the school. This requirement contravenes appellants ’ religious…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Cantwell v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Sherbert v. VernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- West Virginia State Board of Education v. BarnetteSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Prince v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Reynolds v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Wisconsin v. YoderSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- In Re QuinlanSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1976
- Carter v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1973
- State Ex Rel. Swann v. PackTennessee Supreme Court · 1975
- Sherr v. Northport-East Northport Union Free School DistrictDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1987
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