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Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972)

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In Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972) the Court exempted Amish families from compulsory schooling past the eighth grade.

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The state's interest in two more years of education did not outweigh a long-established religious way of life.

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An exemption is granted against a specific law on a specific record, not as a standing exception.