In 2007, school administrators barred Avery Doninger from running for senior class secretary after it came to their attention that she had called school staff “douche bags” in a blog post made from her home computer. The 2nd Circuit ruled… Continue reading this article, and get more legal news and information, at FindLaw.com

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Schools Can Punish Students for Off-Campus Speech

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An Ohio man charged with teasing a police dog by barking at it had his constitutional right to free speech violated, his attorney says. Ryan J. Stephens, 25, of Mason, was charged April 3 with a misdemeanor under a…

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There is controversy in Morgan Hill, California, after a vice-principal at Live Oak High School asked two students to remove their American flag t-shirts and bandanas. It was Cinco de Mayo, and because the school has large Mexican-American student population,..

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U.S. Flags on Cinco de Mayo: Student Speech Rights

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