Daily Archives: June 14, 2013

Flag salute law held invalid by U.S. Supreme Court 70 years ago today (1943)


Video: 'Gathie Barnett Edmonds (2003) on the Barnette case (1943)'

(Monday, June 14, 1943; Flag Day) — The U.S. Supreme Court, in West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette, ruled 6-3 today that children in public schools could not be forced to salute the flag of the United States. Continue reading Flag salute law held invalid by U.S. Supreme Court 70 years ago today (1943)