Ruling narrows student rights to free speech. June 25, 2007 — -- A divided Supreme Court ruled Monday that schools can punish a student -- without violating his First Amendment rights -- when ...

"What the banner said was 'look here, I have the right to free speech and I'm asserting it,'" Frederick said. "I wasn't trying to say anything about religion, I wasn't trying to say anything about ...

Pussy Riot, 'Bong hits 4 Jesus' in 5th grade summer-reading book spark parent concerns The book on First Amendment topics prompted a response from school officials, who said it shouldn't have gone ...

OPINION It’s ‘Bong Hits 4 Jesus’ all over again The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L., a.k.a. the Case of the Foul-Mouthed Cheerleader.

In this case, students were punished for presenting a size that read "Bong Hits 4 Jesus" at an off-campus school-sponsored event. Bell Ringer Assignment ...

James Foster talked about his book, [Bong Hits 4 Jesus: A Perfect Constitutional Storm in Alaska's Capital], in which he discusses [Morse v. Frederick], the Supreme Court case that addressed free ...

James C. Foster, Oregon State University-Cascades professor and author of “Bong Hits 4 Jesus: A Perfect Constitutional Storm in Alaska’s Capital,” will present an “It’s in the Bag ...

Starting PointWhen the Olympic torch passed through Juneau, Alaska, in 2002, 18-year-old Joseph Frederick saw a chance at TV airtime. His tactic: a banner reading BONG HITS 4 JESUS.

The Juneau Empire reports that the former Juneau-Douglas High student who sued his town’s school board for forcing him to take down his “Bong Hits 4 Jesus” sign at a school rally in 2002 has ...

Douglas Mertz, attorney for Joe Frederick, stands next to his client's "Bong Hits 4 Jesus" banner, June 25, 2007, in Juneau, Alaska. (AP/The Empire, Brian Wallace) Did you think t ...

JUNEAU, Alaska – The seven-year Bong Hits 4 Jesus saga appears to be over. In a free speech case that reached the nation's highest court, the Juneau-Douglas School District and former student ...