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.
Tinker v. Des Moines didn't really strengthen any amendments. The case involved an application of the First Amendment protection of free speech. It strengthened individual rights.Case Citation:Tinker v. Des Moines, 393 US 503 (1969)
Tinker v. Des Moines, (1969) stemmed from three students' protest of the Vietnam War.
Tinker Vs. Des Moines
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 Tinker, or Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District, was a Supreme Court decision. Justice Abe Fortas wrote the majority opinion.
There were no subsequent appeals of Tinker v. Des Moines,(1969). Once the US Supreme Court has rendered its opinion, the case becomes res judicata, or legally concluded, and no further action can be taken.Case Citation:Tinker v. Des Moines, 393 US 503 (1969)To read more about Tinker v. Des Moines and similar cases, see Related Questions, below.
Tinker v. Des Moines
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)
Check out the John Peter Zenger case instead because Tinker v Des Moines 1969 has to do with freedom of speech in school, not freedom of press.
The court distinguished between the Tinker v. Des Moines case and the Fraser case by emphasizing the nature of the speech involved. In Tinker, the Supreme Court upheld students' rights to free speech as long as it did not disrupt educational activities, allowing peaceful expression of political views. In contrast, the Fraser case involved a student delivering a speech with sexual innuendos at a school assembly, which the court ruled was inappropriate and could be restricted by the school as it was deemed to undermine the educational environment. Thus, the context and content of the speech were key factors in the court's decision.
The Vietnam War
They both were involved in a Supreme Court