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Free Speech : Supreme Court Cases

Morse v. Frederick (02/20/2007)
Whether school officials violated the First Amendment when they suspended a high school student for holding up a sign that the principal interpreted as a pro-drug message when the sign caused no disruption, was displayed at a public event on the public streets, and the student had not yet arrived at school for the day. DECIDED

Wisconsin Right to Life v. FEC (11/21/2005)
Whether the ACLU can be barred from broadcasting advertisements prior to an election that name a federal candidate, even though the ACLU has never taken a position on an election in its 85-year history. DECIDED

Ashcroft v. The Free Speech Coalition (09/01/2001)
DECIDED

Ashcroft v. ACLU (09/01/2001)
DECIDED

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