Tinker v. Des Moines

Violate (Violation)

to break or disregard (a law or promise, for example)

Sued

used the legal process to force a person, company, organization, or government to give you something or do something.

Symbolic

expressed by use of symbols (something that represents something else)

Symbolic speech

non-verbal actions that convey a message (e.g., burning the flag, sit-ins, and wearing political buttons)

Protest

to oppose or object to

Disrupt

to throw into confusion or disorder

Constitutional

allowed by or contained in the Constitution

Appealed (to appeal)

to formally request that a lower court decision be examined and reconsidered by a higher court

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