A silent protest led to a landmark Supreme Court ruling that defined students’ free speech rights. The court’s 1969 landmark decision in Tinker v. Des Moines affirmed that “students do not leave their ...

Tinker Hatfield, who designed many of the popular Air Jordan sneakers, was one of the employees named in the lawsuit ...

The Tinker case was a landmark decision in 1969 by former Chief Justice Earl Warren's court, recognizing the First Amendment rights of students in public schools.

It may have been a move made by a federal judge, or it may have been raw political pressure, but whatever the reason, the expected layoff of 600 probationary employees at Tinker Air Force Base had ...