CLAIMS THROUGHOUT THE CASE
THE SIGN
CONTROVERSY
FUTURE IMPACT
FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS
COURT DECISION
FACTS OF THE CASE
MY OPINION
The Supreme Court made the correct decision
Controversy over freedom of speech within schools will probably continue with the rise in media coverage
MORSE V. FREDERICK
Decided on June 15, 2007
- Delivered by Chief Justice Roberts
Two major questions were to be answered
Used several previous cases to reach the decision
MORSE
- Attempting to maintain a positive environment
- Banner promoted illegal drug use
- Violation of school policy
- School approved event and teachers were supervising
FREDERICK
- Utilized his First Amendment rights
- Banner was a random phrase meant to get on camera
- The Torch Relay took place off school grounds
- Teachers were not stopping students that left the event
Majority was public controversy
- How much power people believed schools should have?
- Did the banner advocated illegal drug use or
was meaningless?
- Could he be punished because he was not technically in school?
Occurred on January 24, 2002 in Juneau, Alaska
- Torch Relay event for upcoming Olympics
- nationally televised
- School-approved activity
- Teachers loosely supervised
- Frederick displayed his sign and was suspended for 10 days
- Sued Principal Morse and the school
- Legal area is Freedom of Speech