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When the Supreme Court Couldn’t Care Less: The 1971 Wisconsin v. Yoder Hearing
Attorney William Ball somehow successfully argued that because no crimes are reported in the Amish community, no crimes — including child abuse — have been committed. In the age of the #MeToo movement, an implication like that would never stand in the courtroom of today. Ball's statement is grossly unjust.
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Fifty years of injustice: why the Wisconsin v. Yoder’s trial result is flawed
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When the Supreme Court Couldn’t Care Less: The 1971 Wisconsin v. Yoder Hearing
Attorney William Ball somehow successfully argued that because no crimes are reported in the Amish community, no crimes — including child abuse — have been committed. In the age of the #MeToo movement, an implication like that would never stand in the courtroom of today. Ball's statement is grossly unjust.
When the Supreme Court Couldn’t Care Less: The 1971 Wisconsin v. Yoder Hearing
Attorney William Ball somehow successfully argued that because no crimes are reported in the Amish community, no crimes — including child abuse — have been committed. In the age of the #MeToo movement, an implication like that would never stand in the courtroom of today. Ball's statement is grossly unjust.
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Fifty years of injustice: why the Wisconsin v. Yoder’s trial result is flawed
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Fifty years of injustice: why the Wisconsin v. Yoder’s trial result is flawed
Taking away a child's rights to education also takes away their future, and ensures that the child lives the way that the parents want them to live, instead of letting them decide that for themselves.
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