Summary
School officials did not violate the First Amendment by confiscating a pro-drug banner and suspending a student who displayed it at a school-sponsored event, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled.
A high school senior unfurled a banner that read "Bong Hits 4 Jesus" on the sidewalk across from his school in an effort to get on TV. Students had been released early to watch the Olympic torch pass by. The principal crossed the street, grabbed the banner and suspended the student for 10 days.See the full content of this document
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U.S. Supreme Court Rules On Student's First Amendment Rights
His suspension was upheld on administrative appeal, and he filed a Sect. 1983 case, alleging that the pr...
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