Students who brought the lawsuit. Welcome to the special presentation celebrating the 50th anniversary of a important milestone in u. S. History and for First Amendment rights. We are joining you live from the auditorium of the state Historical Society in iowa and we are in des moines. With us today are more than 200 students from schools across this state, we are joined online by students in classrooms across the country. Say hello everybody. applause in december 1965 mary beth and john tinker along with their friend Chris Eckhart wore black bands to school to protest the war in vietnam they were sent home and suspended from school. The students were told they couldnt return to school until they agreed to end their protest. Through their parents, the Students School sued the School District for violating their right to free expression. Culminated in the Supreme Court decision 15 years ago on february 24th, 1960, nine the court ruled seven to two that students do not shed their Constit
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Court nominations. You are watching American History tv on cspan three. My name is naomi and im 11 years old. Me and my friend carter led a walkout earner alum entry school and are on the 14th. Im a sophomore at aubergine aversive three years ago, i stood exactly where yall are today and attended my first march for life. We march for our whole generation. We are the generation. One more cases, cspans special history series. Produced in partnership with the National Constitution center. Exploring the human stories and constitutional dramas behind 12 Historic Supreme Court decisions. Mr. Chief justice, made please the court. Good evening, and welcome to cspans landmark cases. Tonights case is tinker versus Des Moines Independent Community School District. In this 1969 case, a court in a seven to two decision ruled that students First Amendment rights to free speech are still protected even when they are at school. For the next 90 minutes, we will learn more about the history of this case
Rights on school grounds. Then at 9 35, New York Times versus United States which restricted the governments power over the press and broadened journalists First Amendment protections. Watch landmark cases, tonight on cspan3 and any time at cspan. Org. Wednesday night on American History tv beginning at 8 00 eastern. Congressman john lewis. The 17term democrat from georgia recently died at the age of 80 and will be buried on thursday. Before joining congress he was influential in the 1960s Civil Rights Movement. In 2019 congressman lewis gave the keynote address at a ceremony offering pioneering africanamerican tennis player arthur ashe. Watch American History tv tonight on cspan3. All persons having business before the honorable, and the Supreme Court of the United States admonished who draw near and give their attention. Landmark cases, cspans special history series produced in partnership with the National Constitution center. Exploring the human stories and constitutional dramas be
As person having being before the Honorable Supreme Court of the United States are to draw near and give their attention. The special history series, produced in partnership with the National Constitution center. Exploring the human stories, and constitutional dramas behind 12 historic [ decisions. Mr. Chief justice, and may it please the court quite obvious in much of our most famous decisions are the ones that the court took that were quite unpopular. Lets go through a few cases that illustrate very dramatically and visually what it means to live in a society of different people who helped stick together, because they believe in a rule of law. Good evening. Welcome to cspans landmark cases. This 1969 case of the warren Court Unanimously handed down with you most expansive interpretations ever of our First Amendment guarantees to fry speech and assembly. What are the very basics . Vandenberg was the leader of the ku klux klan in cincinnati, ohio, who held a rally for his members of hi