Des Monies Vs Tinker
In both Schenck and Thornhill, the Court seemed to make a rule that certain actions were guaranteed protection under the First Amendment's freedom of speech clause as long as those actions did not . . . What rule or test did the Court seem to make?
As long as they did not disrupt the learning environment.
Pretend that students in your school wanted to protest the school-wide ban on smoking. Should they legally be allowed to protest by wearing T-shirts that read "Up with 'Butts'!"? Why or why not?
I don't really know because to some people that shirt would seem inappropriate even though they are against smoking they could try and spread the message in a different way.
The students knew they would be suspended if they wore armbands to school and chose to do so anyway. Why do you think they ignored the rule?
The reason is because they were fighting for something they really cared about.
Do you think that the school policy banning armbands was fair? Why or why not?
Yes I do think it is fair because they had the right to wear that armband and it was message for free speech.
The First Amendment says "Congress shall make no law . . . abridging the freedom of speech." Why do you think the Supreme Court of the United States has ruled that certain actions should have the same protection as verbal speech? Are these reasons valid?
Yes because they wanted it to be equal.
