Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District
GPTKB entity
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
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| gptkbp:affiliated_with |
gptkb:American_Civil_Liberties_Union
gptkb:National_Education_Association |
| gptkbp:case_number |
gptkb:No._21
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| gptkbp:case_outcome |
In favor of Tinker
School's actions deemed unconstitutional Students allowed to wear armbands |
| gptkbp:consequences |
Strengthened student free speech protections
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| gptkbp:context |
Vietnam War protests
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| 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:effective_date |
gptkb:1969
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| gptkbp:historical_context |
1960s America
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District
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| gptkbp:impact |
Public school policies regarding student expression
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| gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:Free_Speech_Movement
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement |
| gptkbp:involved_parties |
gptkb:Mary_Beth_Tinker
gptkb:John_Tinker gptkb:Des_Moines_Independent_Community_School_District |
| gptkbp:is_cited_in |
Legal textbooks
Educational policy discussions 393 U. S. 503 (1969) First Amendment law cases Numerous subsequent free speech cases |
| gptkbp:judicial_review |
Constitutionality of school policies
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| gptkbp:legal_issue |
First Amendment rights
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| gptkbp:legal_principle |
Symbolic speech is protected under the First Amendment
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| gptkbp:legislation |
Student free speech laws
School district policies on expression |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Des_Moines,_Iowa
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| gptkbp:notable_quote |
“ The school officials did not demonstrate that the armbands would substantially interfere with the work of the school.”
“ It can hardly be argued that either students or teachers shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate.” “ Students do not lose their First Amendment rights when they enter school.” “ In our system, state-operated schools may not be enclaves of totalitarianism.” “ The wearing of armbands in protest is a form of symbolic speech.” |
| gptkbp:outcome |
Students' rights to free speech upheld
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| gptkbp:precedent |
Students can express themselves as long as it does not disrupt educational activities
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| gptkbp:public_perception |
gptkb:Justice_Abe_Fortas
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| gptkbp:public_reaction |
Support for student rights
Debate over limits of free speech in schools |
| gptkbp:related_cases |
gptkb:Bethel_School_District_v._Fraser
gptkb:Hazelwood_School_District_v._Kuhlmeier gptkb:Morse_v._Frederick gptkb:Snyder_v._Phelps |
| gptkbp:significance |
Landmark case for student free speech rights
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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