First Amendment

In our August case report, SLRMA reported on the 3rd District decision B.H. ex rel. Hawk v. Easton Area School Dist. wherein the court ruled the school violated the students’ First Amendment Rights for banning and punishing the student for wearing “I ♥ Boobies” bracelets. On December 3, 2013, the school district filed a Writ of Certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court appealing the decision. In this memo, Hogan Lovells’ attorneys discuss this case, school free speech cases and the potential impact on school’s ability to monitor and manage student speech.