Student's Free Speech Case May Lead To Legislation
In his ruling on a pioneering Internet free speech case last month, U.S. District Judge Mark R. Kravitz offered something of a plea to higher courts: Revisit the boundaries of free speech for students.
Kravitz was siding with Burlington school administrators accused of violating the First Amendment rights of a student they disciplined for a blog post she wrote off school grounds. And he offered an argument for why, in the Internet age, the old ...
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Small people, terrified that suddenly the playing field is now level, or at least more level than it used to be. Free expression is free expression, and if you're upset that a group you disagree with has a soapbox as big and as free as yours, deal with it. It's an outrage to punish these students and it sets a dangerous precedent for all of us.