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Cheerleader's profane Snapchat could define free speech off-campus By (0) Brandi Levy, who was upset that she didn't advance from the junior varsity to the varsity cheerleading squad, was punished by her school after sending a profane Snapchat to 250 friends while she was hanging out at a local convenience store on a Saturday.  Photo by Danna Singer/Provided by the ACLU Some religious liberty groups are backing Brandi Levy, who is now 18, in her case, which is going before the U.S. Supreme Court. Photo by Danna Singer/Provided by the ACLU April 28 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court will hea...

Supreme Court grapples with First Amendment rights of schoolchildren in cheerleader case CNN 4/28/2021 © ACLU The Supreme Court grappled on Wednesday with the First Amendment claims of a former high school cheerleader who argued that she could not be punished by her school for posting a profanity-laced caption on Snapchat when she was off school grounds. The justices at times seemed sympathetic to the plight of the cheerleader in the case at hand, but searched for a workable standard -- especially in the age of social media -- that could shape the free speech rights of some 50 million pu...

LISTEN: Supreme Court hears oral arguments over free speech rights for studentsNation Updated on Apr 28, 2021 1:51 PM EDT — Published on Apr 28, 2021 9:15 AM EDT WASHINGTON (AP) — A wary Supreme Court on Wednesday weighed whether public schools can discipline students for things they say off campus, worrying about overly restricting speech on the one hand and leaving educators powerless to deal with bullying on the other. Listen to oral arguments in the player above. The justices struggled to fit the need to protect stude...

WASHINGTON  — Fourteen-year-old Brandi Levy was having that kind of day where she just wanted to scream. So she did, in a profanity-laced posting on Snapchat that has, improbably, ended up before the Supreme Court in the most significant case on student speech in more than 50 years. At issue is whether public schools can discipline students over something they say off-campus. The topic is especially meaningful in a time of remote learning because of the coronavirus pandemic and a rising awareness of the pernicious effects of online bullying. Arguments are on Wednesday, via telephone becaus...

Student's profanity-ridden Snapchat rant finds its way to historic Supreme Court case By Mark Sherman Facebook says it will pay $1B over 3 years to news industry The social networking giant, which has been tussling with Australia over a law that would make social platforms pay news organizations, said it has invested $600 million since 2018 for news. WASHINGTON (AP) - Fourteen-year-old Brandi Levy was having that kind of day where she just wanted to scream. So she did, in a profanity-laced posting on Snapchat that has, improbably, ended up before the Supreme Court in the most significant case...