The Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District case, decided in 1969, centered on students' rights to free speech in schools. Mary Beth Tinker and her peers wore black armbands to protest the Vietnam War, leading to their suspension. The Supreme Court ruled that students do not "shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate," affirming that their symbolic speech was protected under the First Amendment as it did not disrupt school activities. This landmark decision established a precedent for student expression in educational settings.
The Tinker, or Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District, was a Supreme Court decision. Justice Abe Fortas wrote the majority opinion.
The Vietnam War
The parties involved in the case of Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District were Mary Beth Tinker and her brother, John Tinker, along with Christopher Eckhardt, who were students protesting the Vietnam War by wearing black armbands. The defendants were the Des Moines Independent Community School District and school officials who suspended the students for their actions. The case centered on students' First Amendment rights to free speech in a school setting.
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)
Mary Beth Tinker was born on April 2, 1952. She is best known for her role in the landmark Supreme Court case Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District, which addressed students' rights to free speech in schools.
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
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)
The petitioners (like plaintiffs) were John F. Tinker, Christopher Eckhardt, and Mary Beth Tinker, the students who protested by wearing black armbands to school.The respondent (like a defendant) was the Des Moines Independent Community School District.Case Citation:Tinker v. Des Moines, 393 US 503 (1969)
The final outcome of Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District was that the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of the students, affirming their right to free speech under the First Amendment. The Court determined that students do not "shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate." This landmark decision established that schools could not censor student expression unless it caused a substantial disruption to the educational process.
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)
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The case was first heard in the US District Court for the Southern District of Iowa, and was dismissed. Tinker appealed to the US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, which affirmed the District Court's dismissal. The US Supreme Court granted certiorari in 1968.Case Citation:Tinker v. Des Moines, 393 US 503 (1969)