Tinker v. Des Moines is a historic Supreme Court ruling from 1969 that cemented students’ rights to free speech in public schools. Mary Beth Tinker was a 13-year-old junior high school student in ...

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 ...

Howard: Well, Tinker v. Des Moines, it all started back in 1965. Back then, you were 13 years old, you were in junior high school in Des Moines, Iowa, and your family was opposed to the Vietnam War.

On February 24, 1969, the Supreme Court ruled in Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District that students at school retain their First Amendment right to free speech. The story of ...

Mary Beth and John Tinker, whose 1969 lawsuit led to free-speech rights for students across the country, will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the landmark ruling the week of Feb. 18 in Des Moines.

National Constitution Center President Jeffrey Rosen and constitutional scholars Akhil Amar and Michael Paulsen previewed Tinker v. Des Moines, a case involving student's freedom of speech rights.

Sunday marks the 50th anniversary of the landmark ruling in Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District. The U.S. Supreme Court, on Feb. 24, 1969, ruled in favor of teenagers Mary ...

Today is the 40th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark ruling on the free speech rights of secondary school students. The court decided Tinker v.Des Moines Independent Community ...

Des Moines, which affirmed students’ right to free speech. Tinker's activism had deep familial roots. Her father was a Methodist minister and her parents’ faith was intertwined with social ...

Tinker v. Des Moines (1969) Student Speech. Striking students poured out of schools recently for the Global Climate Strike. If one of those students had shown up in school that morning (as many likely ...

John and Mary Beth Tinker will be in Des Moines Friday to talk about their landmark Supreme Court case. This weekend marks 50 years since Tinker vs. Des Moines.