Supreme Court Rules on Student's Right to Free Speech

This morning, the Supreme Court ruled on Morse v. Frederick, a case which involves a then-18-year-old high school senior (Frederick) at a Juneau, Alaska high school who was suspended for ten days from school for displaying an eight-foot banner reading "Bong Hits 4 Jesus" during a rally associated with the Olympic Torch Relay in 2002. The rally and display of the sign was held off of school property. Frederick sued the school system for violating his constitutional right to free speech. Chief Justice John Roberts, writing the majority opinion, ruled in favor of the school system for Frederick's sign promoted illegal drug use. Read a summary of the court's ruling here, or read a PDF of the court's entire decision here.