Although the historic Supreme Court decision that bears their name is a First Amendment issue, John Tinker explains their cause was really to raise awareness of the war in Vietnam..

Additional resources, including the an audio recording of the U.S. Supreme Court opening arguments for the Tinker Case and the text of the Court’s case decision, are available on the Iowa PBS 50th Anniversary of the Tinker v. Des Moines Schools Decision and Students’ Right to Freedom of Speech: The Tinker Case websites.