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Oct. 2nd, 2008
Supreme Court meme
Oct. 2nd, 2008 09:44 amAs was demonstrated in an interview with Katie Couric, Sarah Palin is unable to name any Supreme Court Case other than Roe v. Wade.
The Rules: Post info about ONE Supreme Court decision, modern or historic, to your lj. (Any decision, as long as it's not Roe v. Wade.) For those who see this on your f-list, take the meme to your OWN lj to spread the fun.
Tinker v Des Moines established that minors have First Amendment rights, and that they are not waived on school grounds. It also announced limitations on those rights, specifically that exercise cannot involve material disruption of school events.
Subsequent cases have further limited the basic rights of students. Bong hits for Jesus, anyone?
On the other hand, many a protofascist school administrator has been hindered by Tinker, e.g. the case of James v Board of Education of the Central School District of Addison, NY, which established a teacher's right to wear an armband, a button, or similarly demonstrate religious or political views on school property. Charles James was a substitute teacher in my AP American History class on several occasions..
The Rules: Post info about ONE Supreme Court decision, modern or historic, to your lj. (Any decision, as long as it's not Roe v. Wade.) For those who see this on your f-list, take the meme to your OWN lj to spread the fun.
Tinker v Des Moines established that minors have First Amendment rights, and that they are not waived on school grounds. It also announced limitations on those rights, specifically that exercise cannot involve material disruption of school events.
Subsequent cases have further limited the basic rights of students. Bong hits for Jesus, anyone?
On the other hand, many a protofascist school administrator has been hindered by Tinker, e.g. the case of James v Board of Education of the Central School District of Addison, NY, which established a teacher's right to wear an armband, a button, or similarly demonstrate religious or political views on school property. Charles James was a substitute teacher in my AP American History class on several occasions..
Supreme Court meme
Oct. 2nd, 2008 09:44 amAs was demonstrated in an interview with Katie Couric, Sarah Palin is unable to name any Supreme Court Case other than Roe v. Wade.
The Rules: Post info about ONE Supreme Court decision, modern or historic, to your lj. (Any decision, as long as it's not Roe v. Wade.) For those who see this on your f-list, take the meme to your OWN lj to spread the fun.
Tinker v Des Moines established that minors have First Amendment rights, and that they are not waived on school grounds. It also announced limitations on those rights, specifically that exercise cannot involve material disruption of school events.
Subsequent cases have further limited the basic rights of students. Bong hits for Jesus, anyone?
On the other hand, many a protofascist school administrator has been hindered by Tinker, e.g. the case of James v Board of Education of the Central School District of Addison, NY, which established a teacher's right to wear an armband, a button, or similarly demonstrate religious or political views on school property. Charles James was a substitute teacher in my AP American History class on several occasions..
The Rules: Post info about ONE Supreme Court decision, modern or historic, to your lj. (Any decision, as long as it's not Roe v. Wade.) For those who see this on your f-list, take the meme to your OWN lj to spread the fun.
Tinker v Des Moines established that minors have First Amendment rights, and that they are not waived on school grounds. It also announced limitations on those rights, specifically that exercise cannot involve material disruption of school events.
Subsequent cases have further limited the basic rights of students. Bong hits for Jesus, anyone?
On the other hand, many a protofascist school administrator has been hindered by Tinker, e.g. the case of James v Board of Education of the Central School District of Addison, NY, which established a teacher's right to wear an armband, a button, or similarly demonstrate religious or political views on school property. Charles James was a substitute teacher in my AP American History class on several occasions..