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Summarize Tinker v. Des Moines.
Students were suspended by school officials for wearing a simple black armband
to school to protest Vietnam War.
What was the supreme court ruling for Tinker v. Des Moines?
The U.S. Supreme Court held the students' speech was protected. Students, the
Court held, do not "shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or
expression at the schoolhouse gate," and school officials may not punish or
prohibit student speech unless they can clearly demonstrate that it will result in a
material and substantial disruption of normal school activities or invades the
rights of others.
Summarize Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier.
The principal of Hazelwood East High School outside St. Louis, Mo., censored from
the student newspaper a special teen issue section that included articles on teen
,pregnancy and the impact of divorce on students that he found objectionable.
Members of the student staff sued.
What was the U.S. District ruling for Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier?
The U.S District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri held that students' First
Amendment rights were not violated. The students appealed.
What was the U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling for Hazelwood v.
Kuhlmeier?
The U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the District Court decision, primarily
relying on the Supreme Court's 1969 decision in Tinker.
What was the U.S. Supreme Court ruling for Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier?
The U.S. Supreme Court reversed the Court of Appeals decision and held that a
high school-sponsored newspaper produced as part of a class and without a
"policy or practice" establishing it as a public forum for student expression could
be censored where school officials demonstrated a reasonable educational
justification and where their censorship was viewpoint-neutral.
Summarize Bethel v. Fraser?
At a school assembly of approximately 600 high school students, Matthew Fraser
made a speech nominating a fellow student for elective office. In his speech,
, Fraser used what some observers believed was a graphic sexual metaphor to
promote the candidacy of his friend. As part of its disciplinary code, Bethel High
School enforced a rule prohibiting conduct which "substantially interferes with the
educational process ... including the use of obscene, profane language or
gestures." Fraser was suspended from school for two days.
What was the U.S. Supreme Court ruling for Bethel v. Fraser?
The U.S. Supreme Court found that it was appropriate for the school to prohibit
the use of vulgar and offensive language. Chief Justice Warren E. Burger
distinguished between political speech which the court previously had protected
in Tinker ... and the supposed sexual content of Fraser's message at the assembly.
Burger concluded that the First Amendment did not prohibit schools from
prohibiting vulgar and lewd speech since such discourse was inconsistent with the
"fundamental values of public school education."
Summarize Morse v. Frederick.
In 2002, high school principal Deborah Morse suspended 18-year-old Joseph
Frederick after he displayed a banner reading "BONG HiTS 4 JESUS" across the
street from the school during the 2002 Olympic Torch Relay.[2] Frederick sued,
claiming his constitutional rights to free speech were violated.
What was the ruling of the district court?
The District Court found no constitutional violation and ruled in favor of Morse.
The court held that even if there were a violation, the principal had qualified
immunity from lawsuit.
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Summarize Tinker v. Des Moines.
Students were suspended by school officials for wearing a simple black armband
to school to protest Vietnam War.
What was the supreme court ruling for Tinker v. Des Moines?
The U.S. Supreme Court held the students' speech was protected. Students, the
Court held, do not "shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or
expression at the schoolhouse gate," and school officials may not punish or
prohibit student speech unless they can clearly demonstrate that it will result in a
material and substantial disruption of normal school activities or invades the
rights of others.
Summarize Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier.
The principal of Hazelwood East High School outside St. Louis, Mo., censored from
the student newspaper a special teen issue section that included articles on teen
,pregnancy and the impact of divorce on students that he found objectionable.
Members of the student staff sued.
What was the U.S. District ruling for Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier?
The U.S District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri held that students' First
Amendment rights were not violated. The students appealed.
What was the U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling for Hazelwood v.
Kuhlmeier?
The U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the District Court decision, primarily
relying on the Supreme Court's 1969 decision in Tinker.
What was the U.S. Supreme Court ruling for Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier?
The U.S. Supreme Court reversed the Court of Appeals decision and held that a
high school-sponsored newspaper produced as part of a class and without a
"policy or practice" establishing it as a public forum for student expression could
be censored where school officials demonstrated a reasonable educational
justification and where their censorship was viewpoint-neutral.
Summarize Bethel v. Fraser?
At a school assembly of approximately 600 high school students, Matthew Fraser
made a speech nominating a fellow student for elective office. In his speech,
, Fraser used what some observers believed was a graphic sexual metaphor to
promote the candidacy of his friend. As part of its disciplinary code, Bethel High
School enforced a rule prohibiting conduct which "substantially interferes with the
educational process ... including the use of obscene, profane language or
gestures." Fraser was suspended from school for two days.
What was the U.S. Supreme Court ruling for Bethel v. Fraser?
The U.S. Supreme Court found that it was appropriate for the school to prohibit
the use of vulgar and offensive language. Chief Justice Warren E. Burger
distinguished between political speech which the court previously had protected
in Tinker ... and the supposed sexual content of Fraser's message at the assembly.
Burger concluded that the First Amendment did not prohibit schools from
prohibiting vulgar and lewd speech since such discourse was inconsistent with the
"fundamental values of public school education."
Summarize Morse v. Frederick.
In 2002, high school principal Deborah Morse suspended 18-year-old Joseph
Frederick after he displayed a banner reading "BONG HiTS 4 JESUS" across the
street from the school during the 2002 Olympic Torch Relay.[2] Frederick sued,
claiming his constitutional rights to free speech were violated.
What was the ruling of the district court?
The District Court found no constitutional violation and ruled in favor of Morse.
The court held that even if there were a violation, the principal had qualified
immunity from lawsuit.
