Footnote

c The American Civil Liberties Union interested itself in this flag-salute case at the time, doubtless with some effect. Now the Sunday New York Times Magazine, in its issue of June 19, 1966, publishes an article entitled “The Fight for Civil Liberties Never Stays Won,” written by Gertrude Samuels; and on page 60 of the magazine the article features a large boxed-in section with the heading “Civil Liberties Landmarks.” Discussing these landmarks in chronological order, the article says, in its sixth paragraph: “1943 — Jehovah’s Witnesses: A.C.L.U.’s fight for the rights of this religious fellowship was finally won in the Supreme Court, which reversed its previous ruling that school children, such as Witnesses, could be expelled for refusing to salute the flag.”