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West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette
In 1984 the Supreme Court they had one of the first cases that involved students 1st amendment. During World War 2 West Virginia State Board of Education passed a law to have the students salute the flag while doing the pledge. The students didn't want to do this but they Board wanted them to do it. It was not giving them their 1st amendment. Students believed they had a right to what they could do with their relgion therefore they brought it to the courts. -
Chicago Police Dept. v. Mosley
Chicago created an ordinance saying you were not allowed to picket within 150 feet while the school day was going on. Mosley was picketing within 150 feet and it was during school hours but it was for black discrimination and he said it was unconstitutional. The court system found in unconstitutional. -
Board of Education v. Pico
The Island Trees Union Free School District's Board of Education said certain books aren't allowed to be in the junior high because the books were "anti-American, anti-Christian, anti-Semitic, and just plain filthy." Pico brought this up to the courts and the board won. The board has the right to choose what books go into their libraries. -
Edwards v. Aguillard
This case went to court because a teacher was teaching Evolution and he was able to teach what he wanted because it wasn't wrong in the sense of learning. The court agreed with the teacher that the law violated the constitution. -
Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier
In 1988 the school newspaper wanted to post articles on student pregnancy and student's parents who are divorced. -
Church of the Lukumi Babalu Aye v. City of Hialeah
The Church of Lukumi Babalu Aye practiced the Afro-Caribbean-based religion of Santeria. This was a religion that sacrificed animals, they would cut the carotid arteries in the healing and death rights. The city council got some ordinances that prohibited the use of animals in sacrifice or slaughter. The law was tried at the supreme court and it was considered unlawful because they singled out the group and it was considered unfair even though what they were doing was wrong -
Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District
In 1996 the Vietnam War was going on and students in Iowa wanted to wear black armbands to protest. Once the school found out why the students were wearing black armbands they would suspend anyone.In the end they sued the school. -
Florida Star v. B. J. F.
A reporter from the Florida star decided he was going to write a paper on a rape victim but he used her first and last name in the article. She ended up getting a lot of hate for it and ended up suing because she had a lot of emotional damage done. She had gotten many police escorts because of the threats. But once this case was taken to court the Court hinted that there may be a situation where a victim’s privacy interest outweighed a newspaper’s First Amendment rights. -
Elk Grove Unified School District v. Newdow,
Michael Newdow's daughter attended public school in the Elk Grove Unified School District in California. The teachers would tell the kids to say "under God" and Her father did not want her to hear or participate in saying the pledge because it violates the constitutions first right. In the end he lost the case because him and his wife are divorced therfore he doesn't have custody to decide his daughter's religious education of his daughter. -
Guiles v. Marineau
Guiles wore an "inappropriate" shirt to school and it showed his political stance with drugs and alcohol on it. Parents tried to bring it up with the staff. In the end, it was expunged and taken out of the kids record. -
Morse v. Frederick (2007)
The case, Morse v. Frederick, concerned the rights of a public school student to unfurl a banner reading “Bong hits 4 Jesus” at a school-sponsored event held off school grounds. The principal wanted him to take it down but he didn't want to so he got suspended for 10 days. This case was brought to court and eventually given to the supreme court. Frederick ended up loosing the court case for suggesting the use of an illegal drug.
