Tinker Test Student Speech

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The Tinker Test, from Tinker v. Des Moines, applies to student speech in public schools unless it causes substantial disruption or infringes on others rights. Approval or specific forums are not necessary for the Tinker test to apply. Thomass Morse concurrence suggests that the hecklers veto is sometimes tolerable. The Mt. Healthy Test determines if an employees firing was lawful when mixed motives are present, focusing on protected speech. The Louisiana statute in Edwards v. Aguillard required equal time for creationism when teaching evolution, ruled unconstitutional. The Pico case involves the removal of books from a school library, with the Supreme Court limiting the power of school officials to remove books due to content disagreement.

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The Tinker test, from Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District (*), applies to all student speech in public schools unless it causes substantial disruption or infringes on the rights of others. Approval or specific forums are not necessary for the Tinker test to apply.
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Thomas’s Morse concurrence argues that students’ rights is a bad idea none of these that students should question their teachers that the heckler’s veto is sometimes tolerable that the heckler’s veto must be eliminated
Thomas's Morse concurrence argues that the heckler's veto is sometimes tolerable.
Justice Thomas, in his concurrence in Morse v. Frederick, expressed views that can be interpreted as supporting the idea that schools have authority over student speech, and in certain circumstances, limiting speech to prevent disruption (heckler’s veto) might be acceptable.
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but the case never mentions hecklers veto does it
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The case of Morse v. Frederick does not explicitly mention "heckler's veto." Justice Thomas's concurrence discusses the broader authority of schools over student speech, which can imply tolerance of limiting disruptive speech.
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The Mt. Healthy Test involves showing that an employee was fired in part due to conduct was fired in part due to protected speech would not have been fired if it were not for the protected speech would not have been fired due to performance none of the above
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The Mt. Healthy Test is used to determine if an employee's firing was lawful when mixed motives (both lawful and unlawful reasons) are present. The correct answer is that the employee would not have been fired if it were not for the protected speech.
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The Louisiana statute at issue in Edwards required: equal opportunity for religious minorities equal time for all students’ religions equal access to school facilities for student religious groups equal time for creationism when teaching evolution equal time for evolution when teaching creationism
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The Louisiana statute in question (Edwards v. Aguillard) required equal time for creationism when teaching evolution. This was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in * as it violated the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.
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SCENARIO In response to parent complaints, the Townsend School Board pulls two award winning young adult novels from its High School’s shelves. The books were found to be “unpatriotic” and “critical of U.S. foreign policy.” One even seemed sympathetic toward insurgents who were fighting against American troops. Several parents and students were deeply offended, especially since three Townsend graduates had been killed in Iraq since *. QUESTION Which case fits best? Tinker Pico PIckering Ambach Morse
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The case that fits best is Pico.
- The case of *Board of Education, Island Trees Union Free School District No. * v. Pico* (*) involves the removal of books from a school library. The Supreme Court held that the First Amendment limits the power of junior high and high school officials to remove books from school libraries because they disagree with the content of those books.
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