Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District
Significance, Related Cases, Student Protests, 1964-1967, Further Readings
Petitioners
John P. Tinker, Mary Beth Tinker, Christopher Eckhardt
Respondent
Des Moines Independent Community School District
Petitioners' Claim
That it was a violation of free speech rights for their high school to suspend them for wearing black armbands to protest the Vietnam War.
Chief Lawyer for Petitioners
Dan Johnston
Chief Lawyer for Respondent
Allan A. Herrick
Justices for the Court
William J. Brennan, Jr., William O. Douglas, Abe Fortas (writing for the Court), Thurgood Marshall, Potter Stewart, Earl Warren, Byron R. White
Justices Dissenting
Hugo Lafayette Black, John Marshall Harlan II
Place
Washington, D.C.
Date of Decision
24 February 1969
Decision
The Supreme Court struck down the school regulation that resulted in the suspension.
Additional topics
- U.S. v. Berrigan: 1968 - Philip And Daniel Berrigan Stand Trial, Suggestions For Further Reading
- Tilton v. Richardson - Significance, Higher Education Act
- Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District - Significance
- Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District - Further Readings
- Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District - Related Cases
- Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District - Student Protests, 1964-1967
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