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Supreme Court Landmark Case Tinker v. Des Moines
2018-04-23T21:00:39-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvNzc2XC8yMDE4MDQyMzIxMjYwMzAwMV9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Mary Beth Tinker and Erik Jaffe talked about Tinker v. Des Moines, the 1969 Supreme Court case in which the justices ruled 7-2 that students do not lose their First Amendment rights at school. The case began In 1965 when five Des Moines, Iowa, students wore black arm bands to school to protest the war in Vietnam, violating local school policies. Ms. Tinker and Mr. Jaffe also responded to viewer phone calls and social media comments. Stefanie Wager, a social studies consultant for the Iowa Department of Education, spoke by phone about how the case is incorporated into schools in Iowa. Audio from oral argument in the case was played as well as an interview clip with co-petitioner John Tinker.
Ms. Tinker is a student free-speech activist and was one of the namesakes in the case. Mr. Jaffe, the chair of the Federalist Society’s Free Speech and Election Law Practice Group, has been involved in more than 100 cases before the Court, and is a former clerk for Justice Clarence Thomas.
Mary Beth Tinker and Erik Jaffe talked about Tinker v. Des Moines, the 1969 Supreme Court case in which the justices ruled 7-2 that students…
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Mary Beth Tinker and Erik Jaffe talked about Tinker v. Des Moines, the 1969 Supreme Court case in which the justices ruled 7-2 that students do not lose their First Amendment rights at school. The case began In 1965 when five Des Moines, Iowa, students wore black arm bands to school to protest the war in Vietnam, violating local school policies. Ms. Tinker and Mr. Jaffe also responded to viewer phone calls and social media comments. Stefanie Wager, a social studies consultant for the Iowa Department of Education, spoke by phone about how the case is incorporated into schools in Iowa. Audio from oral argument in the case was played as well as an interview clip with co-petitioner John Tinker.
Ms. Tinker is a student free-speech activist and was one of the namesakes in the case. Mr. Jaffe, the chair of the Federalist Society’s Free Speech and Election Law Practice Group, has been involved in more than 100 cases before the Court, and is a former clerk for Justice Clarence Thomas. close
Ms. Tinker is a student free-speech activist and was one of the namesakes in the case. Mr. Jaffe, the chair of the Federalist Society’s Free Speech and Election Law Practice Group, has been involved in more than 100 cases before the Court, and is a former clerk for Justice Clarence Thomas.
Mary Beth Tinker and Erik Jaffe talked about Tinker v. Des Moines, the 1969 Supreme Court case in which the justices ruled 7-2 that students… read more
Mary Beth Tinker and Erik Jaffe talked about Tinker v. Des Moines, the 1969 Supreme Court case in which the justices ruled 7-2 that students do not lose their First Amendment rights at school. The case began In 1965 when five Des Moines, Iowa, students wore black arm bands to school to protest the war in Vietnam, violating local school policies. Ms. Tinker and Mr. Jaffe also responded to viewer phone calls and social media comments. Stefanie Wager, a social studies consultant for the Iowa Department of Education, spoke by phone about how the case is incorporated into schools in Iowa. Audio from oral argument in the case was played as well as an interview clip with co-petitioner John Tinker.
Ms. Tinker is a student free-speech activist and was one of the namesakes in the case. Mr. Jaffe, the chair of the Federalist Society’s Free Speech and Election Law Practice Group, has been involved in more than 100 cases before the Court, and is a former clerk for Justice Clarence Thomas. close
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