Archive for ‘student speech’

Judge issues ruling on Albany High online posting lawsuits

by   |  11.30.17  |  Free Speech, Internet speech, student speech

The lawsuits were filed on behalf of 10 students disciplined after the discovery of the Instagram account in March. More »

Victory! Court rules cheerleaders can paint Bible verse banners | Fox News

by   |  10.01.17  |  Free Speech, student speech

The Court of Appeals for the Ninth District Court of Texas ruled late Thursday in favor of the Kountze cheerleaders – declaring the inspirational Bible verses painted on run-through banners are private speech. More »

High school recalls yearbooks over student’s ‘build that wall’ quote

by   |  05.14.17  |  student speech

Richmond Early College High School is a predominantly white public school in Hamlet, North Carolina, with 214 students. More »

Teen Wears Prom Dress Honoring Trayvon Martin, Black Lives Matter| Essence.com

by   |  04.25.17  |  student speech

Milan Morris talks to us about her prom dress that features images of Trayvon Martin, Sandra Bland, Michael Brown, and more More »

Two disappointing refusal to grant cert by SCOTUS

by   |  03.30.15  |  Establishment Clause and Free Exercise Clause, student speech, symbolic speech

American flag case: U.S. Supreme Court ends Morgan Hill flap over shirts. More »

Texas Supreme Court close to accepting Kountze cheerleader’s pet – 12 News

by   |  01.31.15  |  Establishment Clause and Free Exercise Clause, Free Speech, student speech

Texas Supreme Court close to accepting Kountze cheerleader’s pet – 12 News. More »

School bans ‘I Can’t Breathe’ T-shirts at tournament

by   |  12.27.14  |  student speech

School bans ‘I Can’t Breathe’ T-shirts at tournament | abc13.com. More »

American flag T-shirt case: Court refuses to rehear challenge – ContraCostaTimes.com

by   |  09.17.14  |  student speech, symbolic speech

We’ll open our class Thursday talking about this case. It’s an interesting one because it’s involves student speech, symbolic speech, prior restraint questions and more. More »

Court OKs schools ban on U.S. flag T-shirts on Cinco de Mayo

by   |  02.27.14  |  student speech

Pointed out by Comm Law student Natalie Goin: More »

Not safe to display American flag in American high school

by   |  02.27.14  |  student speech

This is a post by a lawyer and legal blogger I follow. He’s a lot brighter than I am, and he usually makes a lot of sense. he defends the opinion’s fationale more than I would but makes this very good point: More »