Morse v. Frederick

Tinker, 393 U.S. at 504. An actual disruption requires an interference with the school’s activities or educational mission. Id. Compare Morse v. Frederick, 551 U.S. 393, 291 (2007) (holding that a student’s banner that said “Bong Hits 4 Jesus” was not protected speech because it elicited responses of illegal drug use at a school event), and Bethel Sch. Dist. No. 403 v. Fraser, 478 U.S. 675, 695 (1986) (finding that a school

since high school senior Joseph Frederick was suspended for 10 days by school principal Deborah Morse after refusing her request to take down a 14-foot banner he was displaying at a school-sanctioned event which read “BONG HiTS 4 JESUS.” Born as a seemingly trivial civil lawsuit in which Frederick sued the school for violating his First Amendment rights to free speech, the case made its way up to the U.S. Supreme Court, and the long-awaited ruling of Morse v. Frederick has finally been released. In

Basic Facts Behind Morse v. Frederick - Student Joseph Frederick held a banner that said “Bong Hits 4 Jesus” during a school event. - The banner was confiscated by the principal, Deborah Morse, and Frederick was suspended for ten days. - Deborah justified the confiscation of the banner and the suspension of Joseph Frederick by mentioning a policy set by the school that doesn’t allow the display of material that advertises the consumption of illegal drugs. - Joseph Frederick sued, claiming this

When supreme court was deciding on the case of Morse v. Frederick, 551 U.S. 393 (2007) there were two previous cases that were cited which where Tinker v. Des Moines Sch. Dist., 393 U.S. 503 (1969) and Bethel Sch. Dist. v. Fraser, 478 U.S. 675 (1986). In the supreme court case between the Des Moines school district and a student by the name of Mary Tinker, both the Fourteenth Amendment as well as the First Amendment were utilized as a means to relieve a dispute of the constitutional rights of freedom

Morse et al. v. Frederick The case of Morse et al. v. Frederick was argued by the Supreme Court in 2007. This was a First Amendment case, centered on the basic right of freedom of speech as defined in the Constitution of the United States. The facts that contributed to the issue took place during a High School assembly event. A group of students had displayed a banner that read “BONG HiTS 4 JESUS.” The High School Principal (Morse) saw this as an illegal drug reference, and was responsible for

disruption, even across the street from a school supervised event while promoting illegal drug use like Joseph Frederick did, it needs to be stopped as soon as possible whether it goes against the freedom of a student's speech or not. In the court case

conflict and opposing views between individuals. Some may use or even abuse the privilege of the first amendment to make offensive comments that affect others in a negative way. In this essay I will be presenting an example of a court case of Morse v. Frederick that test the boundaries of free speech, and how examples from this case effect both sides of the argument, and in addition

Chastant 1 Caroline Chastant Sherry Sharifian GOVT. 2305 71433 18 September 2017 Civil Liberties & Civil Rights: Fundamentals for US Government Our forefathers established the United States of America as a country where democracy reigns supreme and the ideals of freedom and equality lead society. Now more than ever, the beliefs of our young country are being called into question in the midst of controversial situations and changing times. Despite the struggles of sticking to age old beliefs, civil

In the case Morse Vs. Frederick, a supreme court case that questioned the first amendment, the main argument set out by Frederick was that the school’s principal, Morse, was that Morse violated Fredericks first amendment right. Juneau-Douglas High School was in session during the Olympic Torch Relay for the 2002 winter Olympics. The school decided that it would let its students and faculty out for a short period to watch as the torchbearers passed the school. This was considered a school event

able to stand. As a large country it is impossible for everyone to get along and share the same beliefs so as long as these are debated at the correct time, place and manner, there shall be no consequences. In the National Socialist Party of America v Village of Skokie, a group was planning to dress as nazis and march through Skokie, a city in