Tinker v Des Moines Independent Community School District By Jada CsikosMonroe and Dorothy Slater Basic Information Petitioner John F Tinker and Mary Beth Tinker minors SPLC Respondent Des Moines Independent Community School District SPLC ID: 791186
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Tinker Sample
Law and Ethics
Slide2Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District
By Jada Csikos-Monroe and Dorothy Slater
Slide3Basic Information
Petitioner: John F. Tinker and Mary Beth Tinker (minors) (SPLC)
Respondent: Des Moines Independent Community School District (SPLC)
Question: Does a prohibition against the wearing of armbands in public school, as a form of symbolic protest, violate the students’ freedom of speech protections guaranteed by the First Amendment? (Tinker)
Decided by: US Supreme Court (Warren Court) on February 24th, 1969 (Tinker)
Decision: Tinker won 7-2 (Tinker)
Slide4How does it apply to student publications?
Relates because of freedom of expression and opinion (SPLC)
First Amendment applies in the school (SPLC)
Due Process Clause (14th Amendment) (SPLC)
Will affect future case’s decisions (SPLC)
Slide5Works Cited
"SPLC."
- Law Library
. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Dec. 2013.
"TINKER v. DES MOINES INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT."
Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District
. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Dec. 2013.