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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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
appellate court decision
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judicial holding ⓘ |
| addresses | limits of school authority over off-campus or near-campus student expression ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Joseph Frederick
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Juneau School District NERFINISHED ⓘ Juneau-Douglas High School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
constitutional law
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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
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surface form:
United States
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| 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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Principal Deborah Morse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| standardApplied | Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subsequentHistory |
reversed by the Supreme Court of the United States
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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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The Ninth Circuit held that the school violated Frederick's First Amendment rights.
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