Which Warren Court decision protected students' symbolic free speech, such as wearing black armbands to protest a war?
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Correct answer: Tinker v. Des Moines
In Tinker v. Des Moines (1969), the Court famously stated that students do not 'shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate.' It protected speech that does not cause a substantial disruption.
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