Jonas Yoder
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Jonas Yoder was an Amish parent whose challenge to Wisconsin’s compulsory school attendance law led to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Wisconsin v. Yoder, which strengthened religious freedom protections in education.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Amish person
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U.S. Supreme Court case → person → religious freedom litigant → |
| areaOfActivity |
education law
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religious liberty → |
| argumentBasedOn |
Amish educational practices
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religious beliefs → |
| associatedWithEthnicGroup |
Amish
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surface form: "Old Order Amish community"
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| citizenship |
United States of America
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surface form: "United States"
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| countryOfLegalCase |
United States of America
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surface form: "United States"
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| courtOfFinalAppeal | Supreme Court of the United States → |
| influenced |
U.S. constitutional law on religious freedom in education
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interpretation of the Free Exercise Clause in schooling → |
| jurisdictionOfCase | Wisconsin → |
| knownFor |
being a parent in the case Wisconsin v. Yoder
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challenging Wisconsin’s compulsory school attendance law → strengthening religious freedom protections in education through litigation → |
| legalIssueInvolved |
compulsory school attendance
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free exercise of religion → |
| legalSubject |
compulsory education
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freedom of religion in education → |
| notableCourtCase | Wisconsin v. Yoder → |
| party | Jonas Yoder → |
| position | parent opposed to compulsory high school attendance for Amish children → |
| religion | Amish → |
| roleInCase | petitioner in Wisconsin v. Yoder → |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form: "Wisconsin v. Yoder"