Sunday, May 02, 2021

Student Speech and the First Amendment before the U.S. Supreme Court

A high school cheerleader, disappointed she was not chosen for the varsity cheerleading team, posted her feelings online with a picture and its caption "F*** school F*** softball, F*** cheer, F*** everything". She was punished by the school so she went to court invoking her First Amendment free speech right. The case was argued before the Supreme Court on April 28. NPR's Nina Totenberg has a report of the oral argument here. 4 min. 58 sec. transcript available.