[Opinion] Justice Black's Dissent in Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District

Justice Black's Dissent in Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District

Randy and I are adding several cases for the second edition of An Introduction to Constitutional Law. One of the classic cases, which appears on the AP Government required list, is Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District (1969). I had read the majority opinion before, but never read Justice Black's entire dissent. I suspect this passage from Justice Black's dissent will resonate with many people today:Change has been said to b…