The Ninth Circuit held that the school violated Frederick's First Amendment rights.

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The Ninth Circuit held that the school violated Frederick's First Amendment rights is the appellate court’s decision in the student free-speech case Morse v. Frederick, concluding that the school’s discipline of a student for displaying a controversial banner was unconstitutional.

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instanceOf appellate court decision
judicial holding
addresses limits of school authority over off-campus or near-campus student expression
appliesTo Joseph Frederick NERFINISHED
Juneau School District NERFINISHED
Juneau-Douglas High School NERFINISHED
areaOfLaw constitutional law
education law
caseName Morse v. Frederick NERFINISHED
characterization unconstitutional restriction of student speech
characterizesSpeechAs protected speech
citationOfAuthority Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District, 393 U.S. 503 (1969) NERFINISHED
conclusion the school violated Frederick's First Amendment rights
context student speech at a school-sanctioned event
country United States of America
surface form: United States
court United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit NERFINISHED
effect held school officials liable for violating Frederick's First Amendment rights
finding Frederick's suspension violated the First Amendment
no material and substantial disruption was caused by the banner
jurisdiction United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit NERFINISHED
language English
legalIssue First Amendment to the United States Constitution NERFINISHED
school discipline
student free speech
locationOfEvents Juneau, Alaska NERFINISHED
overrules district court judgment in favor of the school officials
partOf Morse v. Frederick NERFINISHED
partyAgainst Juneau School Board NERFINISHED
Principal Deborah Morse NERFINISHED
partyFavored Joseph Frederick NERFINISHED
proceduralPosture reversal of summary judgment for defendants
reasoningIncludes Frederick's banner did not advocate illegal drug use in a way that justified suppression
Frederick's banner did not cause substantial disruption
school officials may not punish student speech absent a showing of substantial disruption or invasion of the rights of others
relatedCase Morse v. Frederick, 551 U.S. 393 (2007) NERFINISHED
relatesToEvent display of the 'BONG HiTS 4 JESUS' banner
relatesToPerson Joseph Frederick NERFINISHED
Principal Deborah Morse NERFINISHED
standardApplied Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District NERFINISHED
subsequentHistory reversed by the Supreme Court of the United States
reviewed by the Supreme Court of the United States in Morse v. Frederick
topic scope of student free speech rights under the First Amendment

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Morse v. Frederick lowerCourtHolding The Ninth Circuit held that the school violated Frederick's First Amendment rights.