Tinker v. Des Moines- Arguments for the Des Moines School Board
In discussing the 1969 landmark Supreme Court Case Tinker v. Des Moines, Erik Jaffe, Free Speech and Election Law Practice Group Chair at the Federalist Society, and Mary Beth Tinker, a petitioner in the case, discussed the arguments made by attorney Allan Herrick who represented the Des Moines school board. An excerpt from the oral arguments is included.
Description
In discussing the 1969 landmark Supreme Court Case Tinker v. Des Moines, Erik Jaffe, Free Speech and Election Law Practice Group Chair at the Federalist Society, and Mary Beth Tinker, a petitioner in the case, discussed the arguments made by attorney Allan Herrick who represented the Des Moines school board. An excerpt from the oral arguments is included.
Bell Ringer Assignment
- What are the arguments that Allan Herrick, the attorney for the School Board, makes?
- What are problems with his arguments?
Additional Resources
- C-SPAN Landmark Court Cases: Tinker v. Des Moines
- Bell Ringer: Tinker v. Des Moines- Arguments for the Tinkers
In discussing the 1969 landmark Supreme Court Case Tinker v. Des Moines, Erik Jaffe, Free Speech and Election Law Practice Group Chair at the Federalist Society, and Mary Beth Tinker, a petitioner in the case, discussed the arguments made by ACLU attorney Dan Johnston who was representing the Tinkers. An excerpt from the oral arguments is also heard.
Participants
Vocabulary
- Chief Justice Earl Warren
- Controversial
- Inflammatory
- Oral Argument
- Petitioner
- Respondents
- Substantial Disruption
- Threat
- Vietnam War