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Symposium: No Enclaves Of Totalitarianism: The Triumph And Unrealized Promise Of The Tinker Decision , Jamin B. Raskin Aug 2012

Symposium: No Enclaves Of Totalitarianism: The Triumph And Unrealized Promise Of The Tinker Decision , Jamin B. Raskin

Jamin Raskin

The Supreme Court's decision in Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District forty years ago did for the ideal of expressive freedom in America's public schools what Brown v. Board of Education did for the ideal of racial equality. It made a core value of the Bill of Rights spring to life for young people facing authoritarian treatment at the hands of adult officials running their school systems. By privileging the right of students to engage in passionate political communication over the school's interest in maintaining discipline or the community’s interest in maintaining pro-war consensus, the Tinker decision was …


The Reach Of The Schoolhouse Gate: The Fate Of Tinker In The Age Of Digital Social Media, Mickey Lee Jett Jan 2012

The Reach Of The Schoolhouse Gate: The Fate Of Tinker In The Age Of Digital Social Media, Mickey Lee Jett

Catholic University Law Review

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