John Tinker

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John Tinker is a free speech activist best known as a student plaintiff in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Tinker v. Des Moines, which established important First Amendment protections for students in public schools.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf First Amendment activist
free speech activist
human
plaintiff
advocatesFor First Amendment protections in public schools
freedom of speech
student rights
associatedWith civil liberties advocacy
student free speech movement in the United States
coPlaintiffWith Christopher Eckhardt NERFINISHED
Mary Beth Tinker NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
fieldOfActivism civil rights
constitutional law
education law
hasGender male
hasLifespanStatus living person
hasNotableCourtDecision Tinker v. Des Moines, 393 U.S. 503 (1969) NERFINISHED
hasSibling Mary Beth Tinker NERFINISHED
influenced public understanding of student constitutional rights
subsequent student speech jurisprudence in the United States
knownFor advocacy for student free speech rights
being a student plaintiff in Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District
legalActionAgainst Des Moines Independent Community School District NERFINISHED
legalCaseOutcome U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of the student plaintiffs NERFINISHED
legalPrincipleEstablished students do not shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate
notableWork Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District NERFINISHED
participantIn Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District NERFINISHED
roleInEvent student plaintiff in Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District
speaksAbout First Amendment rights in schools
student expression and protest

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