The Answer Sheet: first amendment rights
Court: Cheerleader had no 1st Amendment right to refuse to cheer for alleged assailant
This really happened: A federal appeals court ruled that a former Silsbee, Texas, high school cheerleader did not have a First Amendment right to refuse to cheer for a basketball player who she had accused of sexually assaulting her and who later pleaded guilty to simple assault.
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06:00 AM ET, 10/22/2010 |
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Clemson student charged for rude e-mail
Here’s another in a long list of overreactions by school officials to young people saying things in a way others would rather they didn’t. At Clemson University, an undergraduate was charged with "disorderly conduct," "harassment" and other school rule violations for sending a rude e-mail to an administrator.
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09:30 AM ET, 06/01/2010 |
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