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Court upholds "Bong Hits for Jesus" Banner (Merged) (Updated 3/17/07)
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lol this is hilarious.. Kenneth Starr? Oh JESUS
Provacative Banner Lands Former Alaska High School Student At The Supreme Court
By Nicole King - All Headline News Staff Writer
March 17, 2007
Washington, D.C. (AHN) - An 18-year-old's banner, which contained a drug reference, not only got him into a lot of trouble, but is turning out to be a test of Americans' free-speech rights.
In 2002, Joseph Frederick displayed a banner that read, "Bong Hits 4 Jesus." He ended up with a 10-day school suspension, and now has a date with the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday.
His case isn't the only free-speech case making its way through the courts. Others include a student who was pulled from class after he taped an anti-gay message to his shirt and a middle school student who wore a shirt that had symbols implicating drugs and alcohol to criticize President Bush.
Frederick, now 23, said the message didn't have anything to do with drugs or religion. He was just expressing his right to freedom of speech. He displayed the banner during a school event to watch the Olympic torch relay pass through Juneau, Alaska on its way to the winter games in Salt Lake City.
Frederick sued the Juneau school district and the principal who suspended him.
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By Nicole King - All Headline News Staff Writer
March 17, 2007
Washington, D.C. (AHN) - An 18-year-old's banner, which contained a drug reference, not only got him into a lot of trouble, but is turning out to be a test of Americans' free-speech rights.
In 2002, Joseph Frederick displayed a banner that read, "Bong Hits 4 Jesus." He ended up with a 10-day school suspension, and now has a date with the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday.
His case isn't the only free-speech case making its way through the courts. Others include a student who was pulled from class after he taped an anti-gay message to his shirt and a middle school student who wore a shirt that had symbols implicating drugs and alcohol to criticize President Bush.
Frederick, now 23, said the message didn't have anything to do with drugs or religion. He was just expressing his right to freedom of speech. He displayed the banner during a school event to watch the Olympic torch relay pass through Juneau, Alaska on its way to the winter games in Salt Lake City.
Frederick sued the Juneau school district and the principal who suspended him.
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if Jesus wasnt in the title they wouldnt have approved this.....
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