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TINKER v. DES MOINES SCHOOL DIST.

No. 21.

393 U.S. 503 (1969)

89 S.Ct. 733

21 L.Ed.2d 731

TINKER ET AL. v. DES MOINES INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided February 24, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dan L. Johnston argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the brief were Melvin L. Wulf and David N. Ellenhorn.

Allan A. Herrick argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief were Herschel G. Langdon and David W. Belin.

Charles Morgan, Jr., filed a brief for the United States National Student Association, as amicus curiae, urging reversal.

MR. JUSTICE FORTAS delivered the opinion of the Court.

Petitioner John F. Tinker, 15 years old, and petitioner Christopher Eckhardt, 16 years old, attended high schools in Des Moines, Iowa. Petitioner Mary Beth Tinker, John's sister, was a 13-year-old student in junior high school.

In December 1965, a group of adults and students in Des Moines held a meeting at the Eckhardt home. The group determined to publicize...

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