Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District
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Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District is a 1969 U.S. Supreme Court case that established students do not lose their First Amendment free speech rights at school, so long as their expression does not substantially disrupt the educational environment.
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Target entity: Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District Context triple: [First Amendment to the United States Constitution, hasLandmarkCase, Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District]
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Wisconsin v. Yoder
Wisconsin v. Yoder is a landmark 1972 U.S. Supreme Court case that held compulsory school attendance laws could not be applied in a way that violated Amish parents’ religious freedom.
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Doe v. Bolton
Doe v. Bolton is a 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision that, alongside Roe v. Wade, expanded and defined the scope of abortion rights by striking down restrictive state regulations.
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Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1
Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1 is a 2007 U.S. Supreme Court case that limited the use of race in public school student assignment plans under the Equal Protection Clause.
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Printz v. United States
Printz v. United States is a 1997 U.S. Supreme Court decision that limited federal power by holding that Congress cannot compel state or local officials to implement federal regulatory programs.
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Employment Division v. Smith
Employment Division v. Smith is a landmark 1990 U.S. Supreme Court decision that significantly narrowed protections for religious practices under the Free Exercise Clause by upholding the enforcement of neutral, generally applicable laws even when they incidentally burden religion.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District Target entity description: Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District is a 1969 U.S. Supreme Court case that established students do not lose their First Amendment free speech rights at school, so long as their expression does not substantially disrupt the educational environment.
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A.
Wisconsin v. Yoder
Wisconsin v. Yoder is a landmark 1972 U.S. Supreme Court case that held compulsory school attendance laws could not be applied in a way that violated Amish parents’ religious freedom.
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B.
Doe v. Bolton
Doe v. Bolton is a 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision that, alongside Roe v. Wade, expanded and defined the scope of abortion rights by striking down restrictive state regulations.
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C.
Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1
Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1 is a 2007 U.S. Supreme Court case that limited the use of race in public school student assignment plans under the Equal Protection Clause.
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D.
Printz v. United States
Printz v. United States is a 1997 U.S. Supreme Court decision that limited federal power by holding that Congress cannot compel state or local officials to implement federal regulatory programs.
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E.
Employment Division v. Smith
Employment Division v. Smith is a landmark 1990 U.S. Supreme Court decision that significantly narrowed protections for religious practices under the Free Exercise Clause by upholding the enforcement of neutral, generally applicable laws even when they incidentally burden religion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
First Amendment case
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United States Supreme Court case ⓘ landmark decision ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
constitutional law
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education law ⓘ |
| arguedDate | 1968-11-12 ⓘ |
| citation | 393 U.S. 503 ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvision |
First Amendment to the United States Constitution
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Fourteenth Amendment ⓘ
surface form:
Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
|
| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1969-02-24 ⓘ |
| dissentBy |
Hugo L. Black
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surface form:
Hugo Black
John M. Harlan II ⓘ |
| factualBackground | Students wore black armbands to protest the Vietnam War and were suspended by school officials ⓘ |
| fullName |
Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Tinker et al. v. Des Moines Independent Community School District et al.
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| holding |
Public school students do not shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate
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Student expression may be regulated only if school officials reasonably forecast that it will materially and substantially disrupt the work and discipline of the school ⓘ |
| issue | Whether public school students retain First Amendment free speech rights at school ⓘ |
| joinedByInMajority |
Byron R. White
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surface form:
Byron White
Earl Warren ⓘ Potter Stewart ⓘ William J. Brennan Jr. ⓘ William O. Douglas ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| keyQuote | It can hardly be argued that either students or teachers shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate. ⓘ |
| locationOfOrigin | Des Moines, Iowa ⓘ |
| lowerCourt |
United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
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United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa ⓘ |
| lowerCourtOutcome | Judgment for the school district ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy | Abe Fortas ⓘ |
| page | 503 ⓘ |
| petitioner |
Christopher Eckhardt
ⓘ
Mary Beth Tinker ⓘ
surface form:
John Tinker
Mary Beth Tinker ⓘ |
| relatedCase |
Bethel School District No. 403 v. Fraser
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Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier ⓘ Morse v. Frederick ⓘ |
| reporter | United States Reports ⓘ |
| respondent | Des Moines Independent Community School District ⓘ |
| shortName |
Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Tinker v. Des Moines
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| speechType | symbolic protest against the Vietnam War ⓘ |
| standardEstablished |
material disruption test
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substantial disruption test ⓘ |
| subsequentInfluence | Serves as foundational precedent for student speech cases in U.S. public schools ⓘ |
| supremeCourtOutcome | Judgment of the Court of Appeals reversed ⓘ |
| topic |
public school discipline
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student speech ⓘ symbolic speech ⓘ |
| volume | 393 ⓘ |
| vote | 7–2 ⓘ |
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Subject: Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District Description of subject: Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District is a 1969 U.S. Supreme Court case that established students do not lose their First Amendment free speech rights at school, so long as their expression does not substantially disrupt the educational environment.
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