SCOTUScast Michael Rosman on 'Morse v. Frederick'

Audio from June 28, 2007

On June 25, 2007, the U.S. Supreme Court delivered its decision on the Morse v. Frederick case. The case involved a public high school principal who, pursuant to the school district’s policy against displaying messages promoting illegal substances, disciplined a student for displaying a large banner with the slogan “Bong Hits 4 Jesus” during the Olympic torch relay, which students had been released from class to attend with some faculty supervision. The Court was asked to consider whether the suspension and the school district’s policy are unconstitutional on First Amendment grounds. In this episode of SCOTUScast, Michael Rosman, General Counsel for the Center for Individual Rights, offers his analysis of the recent decision.