Pickering v. Board of Education

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Statements (42)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:case_number No. 67-292
Teacher's speech on public issues protected
School board's interest in maintaining discipline weighed against teacher's rights.
gptkbp:consequences Strengthened First Amendment protections
gptkbp:context Teacher's criticism of school board
gptkbp:court gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:date November 6, 1968
gptkbp:decided_by gptkb:1968
gptkbp:dissenting_opinion gptkb:Justice_Potter_Stewart
gptkb:Justice_Harlan
gptkb:Justice_William_H._Rehnquist
gptkb:Justice_Black
gptkbp:doctrine Public employee speech doctrine
gptkbp:effective_date January 21, 1969
gptkbp:election 5-4 decision
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Pickering v. Board of Education
gptkbp:impact Influenced subsequent cases on free speech
gptkbp:influence Influenced educational policy
Influenced teacher contracts
Influenced public sector employment law
Influenced school board policies
gptkbp:involved_parties gptkb:Board_of_Education_of_Township_High_School_District_205
Marvin Pickering
gptkbp:is_cited_in 391 U. S. 563
gptkbp:legal_issue First Amendment rights
gptkbp:legal_principle Balancing test for public employee speech
gptkbp:legal_representation gptkb:American_Civil_Liberties_Union
gptkbp:legislation Freedom of speech
Academic freedom
Public employment law
gptkbp:outcome Reinstatement of Pickering's teaching position
Teachers have the right to speak on public issues
gptkbp:precedent Established protections for teachers' speech
gptkbp:public_perception gptkb:Justice_William_J._Brennan_Jr.
gptkb:Justice_Marshall
gptkbp:related_cases gptkb:Connick_v._Myers
gptkb:Garcetti_v._Ceballos
gptkbp:significance Set precedent for public employee speech rights
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Garcetti_v._Ceballos
gptkb:Nieves_v._Bartlett
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6