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.

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The school’s decision was backed by a federal appeals judge who ruled a school has the flexibility to regulate language reasonably deemed offensive to someone’s personal identity.