Posts Tagged ‘freedom of speech’
Teen arrested for wearing an NRA T-shirt
Jared Marcum is 14 and a student at a middle school in West Virginia. His school district has a dress code that prohibits clothing and any accessories that display violence, profanity, discriminatory messages or sexually suggestive phrases. In April, 2013, Jared wore a t-shirt to school …
The Supreme Court speaks pre-Newtown and Sandy Hook Elementary
The Supreme Court considered a student free speech case in 2007 (Morse v. Frederick) that you may have heard of. It involved a homemade banner created by Joseph Frederick, a senior at Juneau-Douglas High School in Alaska. In January, 2002, the Olympic Torch was passing …
Student journalists test free expression law
In February, 2013, The Bruin’s Voice was halted for a brief period by the principal of Bear Creek High School in California. Mikala Bussey wrote an article for the paper titled “Outdated safety plan leaves some wondering: how safe is BC?” The principal told the …
Can you yell anything you want at a sporting event?
An article in a recent issue of Upfront* magazine caught our attention about a subject we haven’t covered before. The issue regards your rights at any public event such as a football or basketball game – can you yell anything you like or is there …
Tip for teen politicians: Do your homework
This is one admonition you’re used to hearing from your parents and teachers. It also applies if you run for public office whether that be on a local board or for your state legislature. In 2013, seventy years after the Supreme Court decided the issue regarding the …
Are you free to publicly say “GAYGUY” or “4GAYLIB?”
In the state of Georgia the Department of Driver Services, which issues personalized or vanity license plates, says these phrases are inappropriate. 30-year-old James Cyrus Gilbert, is openly gay and applied three times in January, 2013, for plates stating “GAYPWR,” “GAYGUY” and “4GAYLIB.” Each time he was …
