TY - JOUR
T1 - Dissent yesterday and today
T2 - The tinker case and its legacy
AU - Russomanno, Joseph
PY - 2006/6/1
Y1 - 2006/6/1
N2 - Consistently surfacing throughout U.S. history is the phenomenon of efforts to silence dissenting speech during wartime or other periods of crisis. Tinker v. Des Moines Independent School District arose within such circumstances. More than merely a case about regulating student behavior, Tinker spoke and continues to speak to the debate of liberty versus security. At its core, the ruling's message is the freedom to dissent. This article reviews Tinker from several perspectives, invoking scholarship regarding wartime free speech, fear, conformity and dissent. In addition, commentary from Tinker's principal players is utilized. As with most history-based analyses, by looking back - but through the lens of today - the past, its relevance to the present and, in this case, the legacy of Tinker become more lucid.
AB - Consistently surfacing throughout U.S. history is the phenomenon of efforts to silence dissenting speech during wartime or other periods of crisis. Tinker v. Des Moines Independent School District arose within such circumstances. More than merely a case about regulating student behavior, Tinker spoke and continues to speak to the debate of liberty versus security. At its core, the ruling's message is the freedom to dissent. This article reviews Tinker from several perspectives, invoking scholarship regarding wartime free speech, fear, conformity and dissent. In addition, commentary from Tinker's principal players is utilized. As with most history-based analyses, by looking back - but through the lens of today - the past, its relevance to the present and, in this case, the legacy of Tinker become more lucid.
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U2 - 10.1207/s15326926clp1103_3
DO - 10.1207/s15326926clp1103_3
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:33746067131
SN - 1081-1680
VL - 11
SP - 367
EP - 391
JO - Communication Law and Policy
JF - Communication Law and Policy
IS - 3
ER -