Matthew N. Fraser
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Matthew N. Fraser is the high school student whose sexually suggestive speech at a school assembly led to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Bethel School District No. 403 v. Fraser, which clarified the limits of student free speech in public schools.
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
high school student
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person ⓘ |
| caseOutcomeForStudent | discipline upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvisionInvolved | First Amendment to the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| disciplinaryActionBy | Bethel School District No. 403 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| disciplinaryActionReason | use of lewd and indecent language in a school-sponsored event ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District student protesters ⓘ |
| educationInstitutionAttended | Bethel High School (Bethel School District No. 403) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole | respondent in Bethel School District No. 403 v. Fraser ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | central figure in defining the scope of student speech rights in U.S. public schools ⓘ |
| knownFor | involvement in a landmark U.S. Supreme Court student speech case ⓘ |
| legalCase | Bethel School District No. 403 v. Fraser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
First Amendment rights of students
ⓘ
limits of student free speech in public schools ⓘ |
| legalPrincipleAssociated | schools may prohibit lewd, indecent, or plainly offensive student speech at school events ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the student respondent in Bethel School District No. 403 v. Fraser
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delivering a sexually suggestive speech at a high school assembly ⓘ |
| positionInCase | student disciplined for speech ⓘ |
| relatedCourt | Supreme Court of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedDecision | Bethel School District No. 403 v. Fraser, 478 U.S. 675 (1986) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| speechAudience | student body at school assembly ⓘ |
| speechContext | school assembly ⓘ |
| speechLocation | public school ⓘ |
| speechNature | school-sponsored event ⓘ |
| speechType | sexually suggestive speech ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfCase | 1980s ⓘ |
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