Legal Opinion
Sherman v. Community Consolidated School District 21 of Wheeling Township
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 20, 1992No. 91-1684PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
“[N]o official, high or petty, can prescribe what shall be orthodox in politics, nationalism, religion, or other matters of opinion or force citizens to confess by word or act their faith therein.” West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette, 319 U.S. 624, 642, 63 S.Ct. 1178, 1187, 87 L.Ed. 1628 (1943). A state therefore may not compel any person to recite the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. On similar grounds, Wooley v. Maynard, 430 U.S. 705, 97 S.Ct. 1428, 51 L.Ed.2d 752 (1977), adds that a state may not compel any person to display its slogan. Does it…
2Cases cited43 opinions
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- Ex Parte YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
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- Lemon v. KurtzmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Leebaert Ex Rel. Leebaert v. HarringtonDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 2002
- American Civil Liberties Union v. Capitol Square Review & Advisory BoardCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2000
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