Online Resources

Teen rights questions? Go to Askthejudge.info, and Mary Beth’s friend,  Judge Tom Jacobs will answer them!

Have fun with Annenberg’s First Amendment game: Tinker v Des Moines

The “Tinker” Ruling, February 24, 1969

John Tinker’s website page on “Tinker,” schema-root-org

iCivics   Founded in 2009 by former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, iCivics uses interactive lessons, games, and other activities to make civics education more engaging.  Named Best Websites for Teaching and Learning by the American Library Association.

Hear the “Tinker” Supreme Court arguments from Nov. 12, 1968 (thanks to Peter Irons, these are available to the public.)  We were so proud of our great lawyer, Dan Johnston.  And, we still are!

Books

The Struggle for Student Rights by John W. Johnson (The most thorough, detailed book about the ‘Tinker” case)

Let The Students Speak! by David Hudson

Law of the Student Press   

The First Amendment in Schools by Charles Haynes, Sam Chaltain, John E. Ferguson Jr., David L. Hudson Jr., Oliver Thomas

Cyberbulling Investigated by Thomas Jacobs

What Are My Rights? by Thomas Jacobs

“Tinker v Des Moines” & Students Rights Books by Stephanie Sammartino McPherson