Dennis Wieboldt

William Bentley Ball is not a household name. Even among lawyers, references to “Bill Ball,” as he was once known, rarely prompt a meaningful reaction. “I’ve never heard of him,” most law professors and students would likely respond if asked. And yet, more than 50 years ago, this little-known Pennsylvania lawyer helped change the course of American legal history. In the early 1970s, William Bentley Ball argued Wisconsin v. Yoder before the US Supreme Court.

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For sophomores, juniors, and seniors, last week was just another episode in the long Undergraduate Government of Boston College presidential election show. After last Monday’s kick-off event, social media feeds were flooded with campaign follow requests and hotlines to text for more information. In the days since, phones have been bombarded with policy after policy, each of which will supposedly inaugurate a new, golden age at BC.