Tinker v. Des Moines- The Dissenting Opinion
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, spoke about Justice Hugo Black's dissenting opinion.
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, spoke about Justice Hugo Black's dissenting opinion.
Bell Ringer Assignment
- Describe the arguments that Justice Hugo Black made in his dissenting opinion.
- How were Justice Black's warnings about student protests incorrect?
- How did Justice Black's dissenting opinion impact later cases?
Participants
Vocabulary
- Dissenting Opinion
- Justice Hugo Black
- Petitioner
- Pupil
- Sexual Innuendo
- Suspension