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You Be the Judge!
You Be the Judge!
Sources
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been condensed and formatted from its original content for purposes of this workbook.
M.D., a minor v. Morgan Hill Uni ed School District, CV-10-02745.
Complaint prepared and led by William J. Becker, The Becker Law Firm, and a liated
with the Thomas More Law Center, and Robert J. Muise, the Thomas More Law Center.
Freedom of Speech is
the right to express
information, ideas,
or opinions free of
government restrictions
based on content.
the right to request that any student dressed inappropriately for
school must either: (a) change into other clothes, (b) go home to
change, and/or (c) be subject to disciplinary action.
e students brought a civil case against Morgan Hill Uni ed
School District claiming that Live Oak High School violated the
students' right to Freedom of Speech under the First Amendment to
the Constitution, which provides its citizens with various protections,
such as, in this case, the right to Freedom of Speech.
Morgan Hill Uni ed School District defended itself by stating that
keeping the students of Live Oak High School safe was more impor-
tant than the disciplined students' right to Freedom of Speech.