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Justice Fortas' first name was Abraham, but he was typically called Abe.
Abe Fortas became a Supreme Court justice in 1965. He was justice from 1965 to 1969 and was nominated by President Lyndon B. Johnson.
The First Amendment
Justice Fortas ruled in favor of the students in Tinker v. Des Moines because he believed that students do not "shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate" and that the students' armbands did not cause a substantial disruption to the school environment.
The First and Fourteenth Amendments.
The First and Fourteenth Amendments.
the First Amendment
The First and Fourteenth Amendments.
He was not a Chief Justice, he was an Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court. President Nixon nominated Fortas to succeed Earl Warren as Chief Justice, but there was so much political resistance in the Senate, his nomination had to be withdrawn.
How did Justice Fortas's concept of "pure speech" extend First Amendment free speech rights?
Abe Fortas became a US Supreme Court Justice in October 1965. He resigned in May 1969.
The Tinker, or Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District, was a Supreme Court decision. Justice Abe Fortas wrote the majority opinion.