Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1969-02-24

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Mr. Justice Harlan, dissenting. I certainly agree that state public school authorities in the discharge of their responsibilities are not wholly exempt from the requirements of the Fourteenth Amendment respecting the freedoms of expression and association. At the same time I am reluctant to believe that there is any disagreement between the majority and myself on the proposition that school officials should be a…

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