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Morse v. Frederick. 551 U. S. 393. Case Year: 2007. Case Ruling: 5-4, Reversed and Remanded. Opinion Justice: Roberts. FACTS. On January 24, 2002, the Olympic Torch Relay passed through Juneau, Alaska, on its way to the Winter Games in Salt Lake City. The event was scheduled to pass along a street in front of Juneau-Douglas High School (JSHS).
The opinion of the Court correctly reaffirms the recognition in Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School Dist., 393 U. S. 503, 506 (1969) , of the fundamental principle that students do not “shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate.”. The Court is also correct in noting that Tinker ...
396 US 371 (1970) Cox v. Louisiana. A case in which the Court determined whether two Louisiana statutes, one prohibiting "disturbing the peace," and the other prohibiting "obstructing public passages," are unconstitutionally vague and thus constitute unconstitutional infringements on the First Amendment rights to free speech and assembly.
Malley v. Briggs, 475 U. S. 335, 341 (1986) . Qualified immunity applies here and entitles Principal Morse to judgment on Frederick’s monetary damages claim because she did not clearly violate the law during her confrontation with the student. At the time of that confrontation, Tinker v.
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Frederick filed suit under 42 U. S. C. § 1983, alleging that the school board and Morse had violated his First Amendment rights. The District Court granted peti tioners summary judgment, ruling that they were entitled to qualified immunity and that they had not infringed Frederick’s speech rights.
