We’ll talk about the plight of Mr. Bell, and the question of the constitutionality of his discipline by the school district may come up again later in the semester…
Taylor Bell, who raps as T-Bizzle, flanked by his attorneys, Wilbur Colom, left, and Scott Colom, right, in May after the oral argument in his First Amendment case before federal appeals judges in New Orleans. Credit Frank LoMonte/Student Press Law Center
The case presents an important question that several judges have urged the Supreme Court to decide: When may students be punished for things they say outside of school?
Source: Hip-Hop Stars Support Mississippi Rapper in First Amendment Case – The New York Times