Morse v. Frederick

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Morse v. Frederick is a 2007 U.S. Supreme Court case that limited student free speech rights in public schools by allowing educators to restrict messages reasonably viewed as promoting illegal drug use.

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instanceOf United States Supreme Court case ⓘ
landmark student speech case ⓘ
areaOfLaw constitutional law ⓘ
education law ⓘ
aroseInCity Juneau ⓘ
aroseInState Alaska ⓘ
concernsInstitution Juneau-Douglas High School ⓘ
concernsLegalIssue First Amendment ⓘ
school authority over student speech ⓘ
student free speech rights ⓘ
concernsLevelOfEducation public high school ⓘ
concernsTopic drug-related student speech ⓘ
concurrenceBy Anthony M. Kennedy ⓘ
Clarence Thomas ⓘ
Samuel A. Alito, Jr. ⓘ
linked to: Samuel A. Alito Jr.
constitutionalProvisionInterpreted First Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ
decisionType majority opinion ⓘ
dissentBy David H. Souter ⓘ
John Paul Stevens ⓘ
Ruth Bader Ginsburg ⓘ
Stephen G. Breyer ⓘ
distinguishedFrom Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District ⓘ
eventContext Olympic torch relay near Juneau-Douglas High School ⓘ
hasArgumentDate March 19, 2007 ⓘ
hasCitation 551 U.S. 393 ⓘ
hasCourt Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
hasDecisionDate June 25, 2007 ⓘ
hasDocketNumber No. 06-278 ⓘ
hasPetitioner Deborah Morse ⓘ
hasRespondent Joseph Frederick ⓘ
holding School officials may restrict student speech at a school event when the speech is reasonably viewed as promoting illegal drug use. ⓘ
The First Amendment does not require schools to tolerate student expression that advocates illegal drug use at school-supervised events. ⓘ
impact narrowed the scope of student free speech protections in public schools ⓘ
jurisdiction United States ⓘ
keyPhraseInDispute BONG HiTS 4 JESUS ⓘ
legalStandardApplied reasonably viewed as promoting illegal drug use ⓘ
lowerCourtHolding The Ninth Circuit held that the school violated Frederick's First Amendment rights. ⓘ
majorityBy Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. ⓘ
linked to: John G. Roberts Jr.
majorityJustices Anthony M. Kennedy ⓘ
Antonin Scalia ⓘ
Clarence Thomas ⓘ
John G. Roberts, Jr. ⓘ
linked to: John G. Roberts Jr.

Samuel A. Alito, Jr. ⓘ
linked to: Samuel A. Alito Jr.
originatedFromCase Frederick v. Morse ⓘ
linked to: Morse v. Frederick
originatedFromCourt United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ
relatedPrecedent Bethel School District No. 403 v. Fraser ⓘ
Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier ⓘ
speechLocation school-supervised event ⓘ
supremeCourtActionOnLowerCourt reversed ⓘ
voteSplit 5-4 ⓘ

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Morse v. Frederick → originatedFromCase → Frederick v. Morse ⓘ
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Joseph Frederick → participantIn → Morse v. Frederick ⓘ
Joseph Frederick → subjectOf → Morse v. Frederick (2007) U.S. Supreme Court decision ⓘ
linked to: Morse v. Frederick
Juneau-Douglas High School → knownFor → Morse v. Frederick ⓘ
Juneau-Douglas High School → notableEvent → Morse v. Frederick ⓘ
Juneau-Douglas High School → subjectOf → United States Supreme Court case Morse v. Frederick ⓘ
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The Ninth Circuit held that the school violated Frederick's First Amendment rights → partOf → Morse v. Frederick ⓘ
The Ninth Circuit held that the school violated Frederick's First Amendment rights → caseName → Morse v. Frederick ⓘ
The Ninth Circuit held that the school violated Frederick's First Amendment rights → relatedCase → Morse v. Frederick, 551 U.S. 393 (2007) ⓘ
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BONG HiTS 4 JESUS → usedIn → Morse v. Frederick ⓘ
Deborah Morse → notableWork → Morse v. Frederick ⓘ
Deborah Morse → participantIn → Morse v. Frederick ⓘ
Deborah Morse → subjectOf → United States Supreme Court decision Morse v. Frederick ⓘ
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Tinker substantial disruption test → contrastedWith → Morse v. Frederick drug-advocacy standard ⓘ
linked to: Morse v. Frederick