Problem
The case for review is
Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District
No. 21
Argued November 12, 1968
Decided February 24, 1969
Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District, 393 U.S. 503 (1969)
393 U.S. 503.
After reading the case, return to this page to answer all the questions listed below.
i. Describe the issue (the underlying problem) that brought about this court case.
ii. Describe the information presented as evidence that this issue should be argued before the Supreme Court.
iii. Explain how personal choices and actions led to specific consequences in this case.
iv. Describe any personal dilemmas you can identify that people involved in this case may have encountered on both sides of the argument.
v. Identify and describe different personal values that influenced what happened in this case.