Tinker v. Des Moines

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkb:court_cases
gptkbp:affects Set standards for student expression
gptkbp:case_analysis Examined balance between authority and rights
Still relevant in discussions of student rights.
Set limits on school authority over student expression.
gptkbp:case_number gptkb:No._21
Students wore armbands to protest the Vietnam War.
gptkbp:case_outcome Reversed lower court ruling.
Reinforced free speech protections
Influenced public perception of student rights.
gptkbp:civic_engagement Promoted awareness of First Amendment rights.
gptkbp:context Vietnam War protests
gptkbp:court gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:cultural_impact Symbol of student activism
Symbol of student activism.
gptkbp:decided_by gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
February 24, 1969
gptkbp:dissenting_opinion gptkb:Justice_Potter_Stewart
gptkb:Justice_Hugo_Black
gptkbp:educational_resources Used in teaching about constitutional rights.
Used in civics education
gptkbp:educational_value Encouraged student activism
Encouraged student participation in political issues.
gptkbp:effect_on_schools Schools cannot censor student speech without justification
gptkbp:events Students wore black armbands.
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
Civil Rights Movement.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tinker v. Des Moines
gptkbp:impact Influenced future cases on student rights
Influenced future cases regarding student expression.
gptkbp:involved_parties gptkb:Mary_Beth_Tinker
gptkb:John_Tinker
gptkb:Des_Moines_Independent_Community_School_District
gptkbp:is_cited_in 393 U. S. 503
Numerous court cases.
gptkbp:judged_by In favor of Tinker
gptkbp:judicial_review Supreme Court's role in protecting rights
Constitutional review of school policies.
gptkbp:legacy Considered a foundational case for student free speech.
gptkbp:legal_framework Influenced judicial attitudes towards student rights
gptkbp:legal_issue First Amendment rights
gptkbp:legal_outcome Affirmed students' rights.
gptkbp:legal_principle Symbolic speech is protected under the First Amendment.
Symbolic speech is protected
gptkbp:legal_representation gptkb:American_Civil_Liberties_Union
Cited in legal studies.
gptkbp:legislation Student free speech laws
Student free speech laws.
gptkbp:location gptkb:Des_Moines,_Iowa
gptkbp:media_coverage Extensive media attention.
gptkbp:notable_quote “ It can hardly be argued that either students or teachers shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate.”
gptkbp:occasion Celebrated annually.
gptkbp:outcome Students have the right to free speech
gptkbp:precedent Established that students do not shed their constitutional rights at the schoolhouse gate.
Established precedent for student expression
gptkbp:public_perception gptkb:Justice_Abe_Fortas
gptkbp:public_reaction Support for student rights
Support for student activism.
gptkbp:publications Books written about the case.
gptkbp:related_cases gptkb:Bethel_School_District_v._Fraser
gptkb:Hazelwood_School_District_v._Kuhlmeier
gptkbp:related_constitutional_amendment gptkb:First_Amendment
gptkbp:scholarly_analysis Analyzed in law reviews.
Extensively studied in law reviews
gptkbp:school_policy Prohibited wearing of armbands.
gptkbp:school_response Suspended students
gptkbp:significance gptkb:Landmark_decision_on_student_free_speech
Landmark case for student rights
gptkbp:students'_actions Wore black armbands
gptkbp:subsequent_interpretation Expanded understanding of free speech in schools.
gptkbp:subsequent_interpretations Continued to be cited in free speech cases
gptkbp:topics Civil liberties.
Constitutional law.
Judicial activism.
Student rights.
First Amendment.
Youth activism.
Legal precedent.
Free speech.
Political expression.
School policies.
gptkbp:type_of_speech Political speech
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:ACLU
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4