Owners of two private education institutions sought an injunction to stop enforcement of the Act. Pierce v. Society of Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary, case in which the U.S. Supreme Court on June 1, 1925, ruled (9–0) that an Oregon law requiring children to attend public schools was unconstitutional. 583, 584. The Court deliberated for about 10 weeks before issuing their decision on June 1, 1925. Argued March 16 and 17, 1925.

This case was decided together with Pierce v. Hill Military Academy.

Following is the case brief for Pierce v. Society of Sisters, 268 U.S. 510 (1925) Case Summary of Pierce v. Society of Sisters: The Oregon Compulsory Education Act, adopted in 1922, required Oregon children to attend public school. The Supreme Court decision in Pierce v. Society of Sisters, 268 U.S. 510 (1925), although never directly mentioning the First Amendment, has become an important precedent both for the rights of parents to educate their children and for the rights of parochial schools to operate alongside public schools. Decided … PIERCE, Governor of Oregon, et al. SAME v. HILL MILITARY ACADEMY. Nos. The Court unanimously upheld the lower court's decision, and the injunction against the amended Act. The Society of Sisters was an Oregon corporation which facilitated care for orphans, educated youths, and established and maintained academies or schools. v. SOCIETY OF THE SISTERS OF THE HOLY NAMES OF JESUS AND MARY. In its decision, the court upheld the right of parents to make educational decisions on behalf of their children while acknowledging the states’ right to regulate education, even in nonpublic …