Supreme Court Cases: Tinker Vs. Justice Hugo Black

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A case that affects students to this day, argued on November 12, 1968 and decided three and a half months later, dealt with three siblings and the protest about America's participation in the Vietnam War. Based on the analysis of the specifics of the Tinker V. Des Moines case and the arguments of Justices, the opinion of Justice Ade Fortas is stronger than that of Justice Hugo Black. Justice Fortas presented the Supreme Court decision, which supported the First and 14th Amendments, that students can wear armbands in school. The school officials said that the students could have caused a disturbance, but Fortas argued, “But, in our system, undifferentiated fear or apprehension of disturbance is not enough to overcome the rights to freedom of
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