First Amendment

  • Yates v. United States

    Yates v. United States
    Was a case decided by the Supreme Court of the United States hat held that the First Amendment protected radical and reactionary speech, unless it posed a clear and present danger.
  • Bethel School District v. Fraser

    Bethel School District v. Fraser
    A public student was suspended for giving a speech at a school assembly that contained indecent content. And he sued the school for violating his right to free speech.
  • Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District

    Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District
    Three students wore black armbands to protest the Vietnam War. They were suspended when they refused to take them off. They sued the district for violating their First Amendment rights.
  • Texas v. Johnson

    Texas v. Johnson
    Gregory Lee Johnson burned an American flag outside of the convention center where the 1984 Republican National Convention was being held.
  • Birgil v. School Board of Columbia County

    Birgil v. School Board of Columbia County
    A high school removed a book from an elective class because the images were very sexual. And the school won because it's right to educate kids their way.
  • Romano v. Harrington

    Romano v. Harrington
    A high school newspaper claimed that it first and fourteenth amendments were being violated. And the U.S District Court found in favor of the newspaper
  • Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier

    Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier
    A public school principal removed two articles from a school newspaper because the content was inappropriate. One of the stories is about teen pregnancy and the other about divorce. Then three students sued the school for violating the first Amendment.
  • Guiles v. Marineau

    Guiles v. Marineau
    A school suspended a student for wearing a T- shirt that insulted the president. And the student took the case to court and won because the school violated the student’s first amendment.
  • Morse v. Frederick

    Morse v. Frederick
    A public school student was suspended for displaying a banner promoting drug use at a school event. The banner read "BONG HiTS 4 JESUS" so Mr. Frederick, the student that was suspended, sued the school and the principal for violating his rights.
  • Student suspended over Pro-Trump shirt

    Student suspended over Pro-Trump shirt
    An 18-year-old Oregon high school a tudent who was taking out of class when refusing to cover up his pro-Trump T-shirt. And later the student was suspended. So the student took this this to trial.