Students wore armbands to school to protest a war
the students were suspended
the supreme court ruled in the students' favor
The students secured the right to symbolic speech
First, both Mary Beth Tinker and John Tinker are suspended from school; as a result, the Tinker family sues Des Moines Community School district. The Court judgement is in favour of the Des Moines school district; the Tinker family appeals the ruling; The appelate Court of Appeals also rules in favour of the Des Moines school district. As a consequence the Tinker family appeal to the Supreme Court; after hearing the case, the Supreme Court finally ruled in favour of the Tinkers.
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