Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District

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gptkbp:instanceOf legal case
gptkbp:caseOutcome Influenced educational policies nationwide
Strengthened student rights
gptkbp:caseTypes Civil rights case
393 U.S. 503
gptkbp:court 7-2 in favor of Tinker
School officials cannot censor student speech without justification
gptkbp:culturalImpact Reflected societal changes in the 1960s
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
February 24, 1969
gptkbp:education Encouraged student activism
Guided school speech policies
Influenced school dress codes
gptkbp:historical_analysis Widely studied in law schools
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:Vietnam_War_protests
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District
gptkbp:impact Influenced future cases regarding student expression
gptkbp:involved gptkb:Mary_Beth_Tinker
gptkb:John_Tinker
gptkb:Des_Moines_Independent_Community_School_District
gptkbp:judges gptkb:Justice_Harlan
Justice Black
Judicial scrutiny of school policies
Concern over disruption in schools
Majority opinion favored student expression
gptkbp:legalStatus gptkb:American_Civil_Liberties_Union
Attorneys for Tinker
First_Amendment_rights
Symbolic_speech_is_protected_under_the_First_Amendment
gptkbp:location gptkb:Des_Moines,_Iowa
gptkbp:notableFeature 393 U.S. 503 (1969)
Landmark case in education law
gptkbp:outcome Students have the right to free speech
gptkbp:politicalParty Emphasized students' rights
Written_by_Justice_Abe_Fortas
gptkbp:politicalRole Promoted civic engagement among students
gptkbp:precedent Set a standard for evaluating student speech
gptkbp:publicAccess Opposition from conservative groups
Support from civil rights organizations
Mixed reactions from educators
gptkbp:relatedPatent gptkb:Bong_Hits_4_Jesus_case
gptkb:First_Amendment
gptkb:West_Virginia_State_Board_of_Education_v._Barnette
gptkb:Hazelwood_School_District_v._Kuhlmeier
gptkb:Morse_v._Frederick
Fourteenth Amendment
gptkbp:significance Established precedent for student free speech rights
gptkbp:studentEnrollment Wearing black armbands
gptkbp:team Continues to be cited in free speech debates
Foundation for student rights advocacy
gptkbp:youthClub Ban on armbands