Legal Opinion
Murphy v. Arkansas
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 25, 1988No. 87-1893PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEANEY, Circuit Judge.
Appellants challenge the decision of the district court upholding the constitutionality of the Arkansas Home School Act, Ark. Code Ann. §§ 6-15-501 — 6-15-507. We affirm the decision of the district court.
I. Facts
Doty and Phyllis Murphy are evangelical Christians who believe that “Christian Scriptures require parents to take personal responsibility for every aspect of their children’s training and education.”1 They have six children, ages four through eighteen. The Murphys educate their children at home, providing an “education that is pervasively religious in nature and…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Washington v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Wisconsin v. YoderSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Pierce v. Society of SistersSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Thomas v. Review Board of the Indiana Employment Security DivisionSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Littlefield v. Forney Independent School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2001
- Parker v. Town of LexingtonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2008
- Combs v. Homer-Center School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2008
- J.B. v. Washington CountyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1997
- State v. DeLaBruereSupreme Court of Vermont · 1990
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