The United State Constitution (Robert)?

Question

Can u Explain how the Gobitis case is connected to the Barnette Case.

Answer 1

Minersville School District v. Gobitis, 310 U.S. 586 (1940), was a U.S. Supreme Court case involving a Jehovah's Witness named Gobitas (note the misspelling), in which the court had held that Witnesses could be forced against their will to salute the flag. This decision led to increased persecution of Witnesses in the United States.

West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette, 319 U.S. 624 (1943) was a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States that held that the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution protected students from being forced to salute the American flag and say the Pledge of Allegiance in school.