Morse v. Frederick

The Supreme Court case Morse v Frederick (2007) examines the balance between the freedom of speech of students and school authority. On January 24, 2002 at the Olympic Torch Relay passed through Juneau, Alaska, across Juneau-Douglas High School while in session. Frederick arrived late to school on the day of the event, in the crowd he spotted his friends and joined in the event. The camera pins on Frederick and his friend unfolding a 14-foot banner that reads, “BONG HIT 4 JESUS”. It caught the attention of the principal Morse because of how readable it is. She crosses the street to make her way to Frederick, she demands him and his friends to take down the banner because she thought Frederick was intending to promote the use of marijuana. Morse suspended Fredrick for 10 days for this action because it “encouraged illegal drug use, in violation of established school policy”. The…

Freedom of speech protection is guaranteed by the First Amendment. However, there always seems to be tests that come along and challenge the boundaries of this guarantee and to what degree in which they are protected. The case I will use for this paper is “considered the seminal opinion in this area of constitutional law” by University of San Diego School of Law Journal of Contemporary Legal Issues and referred to as a “landmark case” by Thomas L. Tedford and Dale A. Herbeck. The case of Tinker…

Morse v. Frederick Phillips, 1 Morse v. Frederick: Right to Free Speech Ivy Phillips Liberty High School AP Government, 2A In 2002, a high school student Joseph Frederick held up a banner that read ?Bong Hits 4 Jesus? during an Olympic event. The principal of the school Deborah Morse took the banner away and suspended the eighteen year old student for five days. An extra five were included after Frederick made a comment about President Thomas Jefferson.…

that deals with Morse v. Frederick and Island Trees School District v. Pico. According to “Bill of Rights: Institute in Island Trees School District v. Pico (1982),” “the Court held that the first Amendment limits the power of junior high and high school officials to remove books from school libraries because of their content” (“Island Trees School District v. Pico (1982) - Bill of Rights Institute”). There were some libraries’ books was inappropriate for kids while children had to rights to…

On January 23, 2002 a senior at Juneau-Douglas High School, that goes by the name Joseph Frederick, was excused from his classes, with the other students, to watch the Olympic Torch pass by in his town of Juneau, Alaska. Him and his friends went across the street and waited for the TV cameras to start rolling to unravel a banner that they made that said “Bong Hits 4 Jesus”. The principal, Deborah Morse, soon saw the banner and ran across the street to intercept their act. Principle Morse says he…

Freedom of speech can only be supported as long as it does not violate the law. Even though freedom of speech is one of the most cherished rights that we have, it can cause issues in the world if it is not used in the right way. For Example, in 2002 a high school senior named Joseph Frederick exposed a banner for the Olympic Torch Relay during which was in his city on its journey to the winter competitions. The banner said, “Bong Hits 4 Jesus” and that instantly caught the attention of his high…

so were the various individuals who were harassing the Tinkers while the case was being decided, but besides that, students all across America were happy that their First Amendment rights had been more clearly defined. The case did not change any previous Supreme Court decisions; however, Morse v. Frederick put some restrictions on the precedent set by the case. Morse v. Frederick, another case on freedom of speech for students, was in 2007, so this case has definitely had a lasting impact on…

Two liberties that have evolved or been interpreted over time are freedom of speech and the right to bear arms. Freedom of speech is protected by the First Amendment. The amendment was put into place to allow individuals to distribute information to one another. Our founding fathers had federalist and antifederalist papers that were published to keep citizens informed. However, this amendment does not give the right to citizens to say or publish what they wish. The amendment was tested in the…

Tinker v. Des Moines In a landmark Supreme Court case dated back to 1969, Tinker v. Des Moines Independent School District made a large impact on the rights of children in schools. Mary Beth Tinker and her friends were suspended for wearing armbands to protest the Vietnam War. The Court's decision emphasized that students do not forfeit their freedom of speech or expression while at school, setting a precedent for kids' freedom of speech. The influence of Tinker v. Des Moines Independent…

variety of rights related to criminal, as well as civil litigation 's. In felonious lawsuits, the Fifth Amendment promises the defendant the right to a grand jury, prohibits double jeopardy, and shields them from self-incrimination. When it comes to the Fifth Amendment, one landmark case that applied it was Miranda v. Arizona. In this case, the Supreme Court concluded that offenders, who are apprehended, must be read their rights in regards to self-incrimination and their right to counsel,…