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the sutdents were suspended for wearing armbands to protest the war the students sued the school district for the loss of free speech the students lost their case in several lower courts the students won their case in the US Supreme Court
the sutdents were suspended for wearing armbands to protest the war the students sued the school district for the loss of free speech the students lost their case in several lower courts the students won their case in the us supreme court
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Tinker v. Des Moines, (1969) stemmed from three students' protest of the Vietnam War.
Students had freedom of speech at school
The Des Moines Independent School District didn't require students to wear uniforms at that time (if they ever did). The issue had nothing to do with clothing, but with the fact that several students chose to wear black armbands to symbolize their protest of the Vietnam War.Case Citation:Tinker v. Des Moines, 393 US 503 (1969)
it protected students' right to free expression at school
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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.
entitled to the freedom of expression.
entitled to the freedom of expression.
entitled to the freedom of expression.