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Morse v. Frederick
No. 06-278 Title:

Deborah Morse, et al. v. Joseph Frederick

Subject:

First Amendment, Civil Rights, Free Speech, Education Law, Illegal Substances

Question:

1. Whether the First Amendment allows public schools to prohibit students from displaying messages promoting the use of illegal substances at school-sponsored, faculty-supervised events.
   
   
2. Whether the Ninth Circuit departed from established principles of qualified immunity in holding that a public high school principal was liable in a damages lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 when, pursuant to the school district's policy against displaying messages promoting illegal substances, she disciplined a student for displaying a large banner with a slang marijuana reference at a school-sponsored, faculty-supervised event.

Decisions:

• U.S. Court of Appeals - 9th Circuit Opinion Filed: March 10, 2006
• United States Supreme Court, Cert. Granted: December 1, 2006

Resources:

• Docket Sheet From the U.S. Supreme Court.
• Northwestern University - Medill School of Journalism: On the Docket

Briefs:

    Parties

Petition Phase


• Certiorari Petition
• Reply Brief for Petitioner
  
  Merits Phase
  
  
• Petitioner's Brief
  
• Respondent's Brief
  
• Petitioner's Reply Brief
  
  

Counsel of Record

For Petitioners:

Kenneth W. Starr
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Los Angeles, CA

For Respondent:

Douglas K. Mertz
Mertz Law Office
Juneau, AK

 

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