After World War I, Nebraska passed the 1919 Siman Act, which banned teaching children below eighth grade in any language other than English. In 1920, Lutheran teacher Robert T. Meyer was arrested for teaching a Bible lesson in German near Hampton and fined $25. He appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, which ruled in his favor on June 4, 1923, declaring that the law violated the liberty protections of the 14th Amendment, including parents’ rights to direct their children’s education. The case, Meyer v. Nebraska, became an important civil liberties decision that is still cited today.