The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled that a student’s message can be restricted when it appears to advocate illegal drug use. Joseph Frederick, a high school student from Alaska, was suspended from school after displaying a 14 foot banner that read “Bong Hits 4 Jesus.”
Juneau Douglas High School principal Deborah Morse said the banner had no place at a school sanctioned event beacuse it promoted a pro-drug message. Frederick had argued that the message was nonsensical and that the school had violated his First Amendment rights.
The decision was 5-4. The case is Morse v. Frederick, 06-278.
Source: http://www.supremecourtus.gov/opinions/06pdf/06-278.pdf
