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TINKER v. DES MOINES

TINKER v. DES MOINES. NEWS Corey D., Cassidy C., Sara S. and Maggie C. What happened .

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TINKER v. DES MOINES

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  1. TINKER v. DES MOINES NEWS Corey D., Cassidy C., Sara S. and Maggie C.

  2. What happened In 1969 , in Des Moines, Iowa, students (John F. Tinker, Christopher Eckhardt and Mary-Beth Tinker) wore black armbands to school to protest the Vietnam War. The students then ended up being suspended. The students thought it went against their rights guaranteed by the First Amendment. They ended up taking the school to court.

  3. Courts Justification When the case went to the Supreme court it ruled in favor of the students. Their suspension was seen as a violation against the students’ First Amendment Rights (Freedom of Speech). They justified in this way, because the students had the right to wear the armbands. There was no public violations, and the students meant no harm to the public. First Amendment: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redressof grievances.”

  4. Effects and impacts on the students • Students’ rights are established to not be taken away as they step onto school property • Students can express their opinion on anything and in a legal way • Students are able to express their own (harmless) opinions in school without being punished.

  5. Is this case still powerful today as it was then? Not this specific case, but the idea itself is still a powerful one. There have been some cases in history where 1st Amendment Rights have been a problem within teenage society. The most recent case happened in 2002-2007, in Juneau Alaska.

  6. How does this impact journalism students like us? We still have the right to our own opinion. “When you type & send something out, it becomes published.” –Mrs. Carey How does this impact fellow Shen students? Many times students believe it is O.K to post things on public websites thinking everything is going to be fine. Although you are at your house, you can still get in trouble at school for the things you say.

  7. Works cited • http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/comm/free_speech/tinker.html • http://www.usconstitution.net/xconst_Am1.html • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morse_v._Frederick • http://msnbcmedia1.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/070316/070316_banner_hmed_6p.grid-6x2.jpg • http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_lL9bkHorxtg/SaQo6zqGAtI/AAAAAAAAAXE/PCRAjSXVumc/s400/marybethjohntinker.jpg

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