Mary Beth and John Tinker experienced negative reactions and threats based on their opposition to the Vietnam War and participation in the court case related to students’ First Amendment rights.

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.