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Wisconsin v. Yoder
Decided: 1972
In brief
Allowed Amish families to withdraw children from public school past a certain age on religious-liberty grounds.
The Court's ruling in depth
The Court exempted Amish families from a state compulsory-education law requiring school attendance past age 14, holding the exemption necessary to protect a centuries-old religious way of life. Yoder is the high-water mark of pre-Smith free-exercise accommodation.