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The Tinker, or Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District, was a Supreme Court decision. Justice Abe Fortas wrote the majority opinion.
Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District was a decision by the Supreme Court that defined the rights of students in schools. The Tinker test is still used to determine whether a school's disciplinary actions violate students' rights
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Tinker siblings wore black armbands to protest the Vietnam War in 1965. School authorities suspended the Tinker siblings, leading to a legal case, Tinker v. Des Moines. The case reached the Supreme Court in 1969, which ruled in favor of the Tinkers, establishing students' rights to free speech in schools.
entitled to the freedom of expression.
entitled to the freedom of expression.
entitled to the freedom of expression.
To Protest the War students wore armbands and were suspended Students Sued the school district for not allowing them the right of freedom of speech Lower courts ruled in favor of the school district Students took the case to the Supreme court and won
The people who won the Tinker v. Des Moines, (1969) case were the students (Tinker) whose First Amendment right freedom of speech was upheld by the Supreme Court.Case Citation:Tinker v. Des Moines, 393 US 503 (1969)
The plaintiffs, John F. Tinker, Christopher Eckhardt, and Mary Beth Tinker originally filed suit against the Des Moines Independent Community School District in 1966. The US Supreme Court released its decision on February 24, 1969, approximately three years later.Case Citation:Tinker v. Des Moines, 393 US 503 (1969)
Tinker v. Des Moines School District, or simply Tinker, is considered a landmark case because it established that students have free speech rights in public schools. The Supreme Court held that students do not “shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate.” This ruling had a significant impact on students' First Amendment rights and set a precedent for future cases involving student expression in schools.
The plaintiffs, John F. Tinker, Christopher Eckhardt, and Mary Beth Tinker originally filed suit against the Des Moines Independent Community School District in US District Court for the Southern District of Iowa in 1966.The case was dismissed, and the decision affirmed by the US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit in 1967. The US Supreme Court granted certiorari in 1968, and heard oral arguments on November 12, 1968. The decision was released February 24, 1969.Case Citation:Tinker v. Des Moines, 393 US 503 (1969)