Explore the reasons for, and the aftermath of, the Supreme Court’s momentous decision in the Minersville School Board v. Gobitis case. By 1940 the Supreme Court had yet to rule in favor of protecting individual rights. This practice continued in the flag salute case of Minersville School Board v. Gobitis. Although the Gobitas family, who were Jehovah’s Witnesses, sued and won the right for their children not to salute the flag in school, the Supreme Court reversed the lower court ruling.

Note on spelling: This resource references the 1940 case Minersville School District v. Gobitis. The plaintiffs in the case were William and Lillian Gobitas, but a clerk's spelling error changed the case's official name as listed above. Therefore, when referencing the Gobitas children, the materials in this resource use the correct spelling of the family name, but when referencing the court case, it uses the spelling used in court documents.