Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District

393 U.S. 503 · U.S. Supreme Court

Holding and boundaries

Students retain First Amendment rights at school absent a showing of material and substantial disruption.

Scope and limitations: Schools retain authority over conduct that materially disrupts school operations or invades the rights of others.

Open authoritative source

1 issue placement

LGBTQ+ Youth Wellbeing

Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District supports or supplies a protective rule relevant to LGBTQ+ Youth Wellbeing. Fit tier: Contextual. The placement must be used only within the holding and limitations recorded here.

Scope and limitations: Schools retain authority over conduct that materially disrupts school operations or invades the rights of others.

Verification-state description: authoritative_text_identified; pinpoint_and_currentness_review_required

Publication and provenance

The authority is published once; issue-specific orientation and fit remain separate placements. Analogue, contextual, and historical-adverse fits are not represented as controlling.

Published under research-publication-clearance-2026-07-21. deterministic validation and objective verification are not claimed.