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how does fortas defend the majority decision that free speech in school is constitutionally protected

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Fortas defend the majority opinion that free speech in school is constitutionally protected by saying that such an expression isn't disruptive to class. Abe Fortas was the first Supreme Court justice to be denied the post of chief justice to resign under public pressure. 
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He stated that freedom of expression in schools was a peaceful situation where people meet peacefully to express their opinion and make complaints to the government. This is guaranteed by the first amendment, so it was not a crime.

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Abe fortas was a North American Judge. He advocated for the rights of children and adolescents and teachers. He believed that freedom of expression should be guaranteed at school so that students and teachers can express their opinions freely without fear of reprisal.

When two students were suspended from school because they wore black armbands as a protest over the fateful Vietnam War, Fortas said the students' penalty was unfair, as in the face of the first amendment the students gathered peacefully to protest against something political that was happening. .

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