Tinker v. Des Moines
The Tinker, or Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District, was a Supreme Court decision. Justice Abe Fortas wrote the majority opinion.
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it protected students' right to free expression at school
Students had freedom of speech at school
Tinker v. Des Moines, (1969) stemmed from three students' protest of the Vietnam War.
Tinker v. Des Moines
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The petitioners (like plaintiffs) were John F. Tinker, Christopher Eckhardt, and Mary Beth Tinker, the students who protested by wearing black armbands to school.The respondent (like a defendant) was the Des Moines Independent Community School District.Case Citation:Tinker v. Des Moines, 393 US 503 (1969)
The people who won the Tinker v. Des Moines, (1969) case were the students (Tinker) whose First Amendment right freedom of speech was upheld by the Supreme Court.Case Citation:Tinker v. Des Moines, 393 US 503 (1969)
They supported the school official's.
Tinker Vs. Des Moines
The Tinker, or Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District, was a Supreme Court decision. Justice Abe Fortas wrote the majority opinion.
There were no subsequent appeals of Tinker v. Des Moines,(1969). Once the US Supreme Court has rendered its opinion, the case becomes res judicata, or legally concluded, and no further action can be taken.Case Citation:Tinker v. Des Moines, 393 US 503 (1969)To read more about Tinker v. Des Moines and similar cases, see Related Questions, below.
Tinker v. Des Moines didn't really strengthen any amendments. The case involved an application of the First Amendment protection of free speech. It strengthened individual rights.Case Citation:Tinker v. Des Moines, 393 US 503 (1969)
The plaintiffs, John F. Tinker, Christopher Eckhardt, and Mary Beth Tinker originally filed suit against the Des Moines Independent Community School District in 1966. The US Supreme Court released its decision on February 24, 1969, approximately three years later.Case Citation:Tinker v. Des Moines, 393 US 503 (1969)
Tinker v. Des Moines