THE 1970S 1969 1979
SUPREME COURT CASE ROE V WADE
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Tinker v Des Moines
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Marybury v Madison
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McCulloch v Maryland
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Johnson v Texas
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Detailed explanation-1: -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 December 1965 when she and a group of students decided to wear black armbands to school to protest the war in Vietnam.
Detailed explanation-2: -At a public school in Des Moines, Iowa, students planned to wear black armbands at school as a silent protest against the Vietnam War.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Supreme Court held that the armbands represented pure speech that is entirely separate from the actions or conduct of those participating in it. The Court also held that the students did not lose their First Amendment rights to freedom of speech when they stepped onto school property.
Detailed explanation-4: -To protest the Vietnam War and support a proposal for a Christmas truce, five children in Des Moines, Iowa chose to wear black armbands to their schools.