Regarding the "Bong Hits for Jesus" banner, did the Supreme Court make the right decision? They found (6 to 3) that: "Because schools may take steps to safeguard those entrusted to their care from speech that can reasonably be regarded as encouraging illegal drug use, the school officials in this case did not violate the First Amendment by confiscating the pro-drug banner and suspending Frederick."
If a student were to use this banner while protesting for the decriminalization of marijuana (i.e. a different intent), would it (or should it) be a violation of the First Amendment if the school removed it?
Story:
http://www.cnn.com/2007/LAW/06/25/fr...ech/index.html
Opinion(s) of the Supreme Court:
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/script...0&invol=06-278
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