Legal Opinion
Burkitt v. School District No. 1
Oregon Supreme Court
Decided July 3, 1952PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLusk, J.
Since 1909 secret societies in the high schools of this state have been prohibited by law. The statute in OCLA so providing reads:
§ 111-3004. “Secret societies of every kind and character, including fraternities and sororities, so called, which may now or hereafter exist among the pupils of any of the public schools of this state, including high schools, either local or county, are hereby declared unlawful.”
§ 111-3005. “It is hereby made the duty of each school board within the state, to examine, from time to time, into the condition of all schools under its charge and to suppress all secret…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Yick Wo v. HopkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Meyer v. NebraskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Pierce v. Society of SistersSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- West Virginia State Board of Education v. BarnetteSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Thornhill v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Straus v. North Hollywood Hospital, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 1957
- Starkey v. Board of Education of Davis County School DistrictUtah Supreme Court · 1963
- Neuhaus v. FedericoCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1973
- Acton v. Vernonia School District 47JDistrict Court, D. Oregon · 1992
- Holroyd v. EiblingOhio Court of Appeals · 1962
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