The Washington Post's David Kopel, an exceptionally learned author, describes the Meyer v. Nebraska Supreme Court case. As part of an anti-German movement of World War I, the state of Nebraska passed a law in 1919 prohibiting the teaching of any language other than English to school children. This law was created in order to prohibit Lutheran and Catholic religious groups from teaching children about their religion in a foreign language. Robert T. Meyer, a Lutheran school teacher, was arrested and fined for teaching religion to children in German. Ultimately, Meyer appealed from the State of Nebraska and the case went to the United States Supreme Court, where Meyer won 7-2 (Kopel 1). This case demonstrates why the United States should not adopt English as its official language. The government has undoubtedly denied Nebraska citizens their First Amendment rights to free speech and religion. If the United States chooses to become the official language, it will endanger citizens' rights, as history has often shown.