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Des Moines Register Lawyers representing Mary Beth Tinker and John Tinker, plaintiffs in a historic free-speech court case that originated in Des Moines, filed a “friend of the court” brief in support of a Pennsylvania teenager who sued after she was suspended from a public school cheerleading team in connection with a vulgar outburst on Snapchat. She argued that the Mahanoy Area School District should not be permitted to punish her for things she said outside school. The case goes before the U.S. Supreme Court at 9 a.m. Wednesday. This excerpt from the Tinkers’ brief has been edited to...

14-year-old student’s Snapchat profanity leads to Supreme Court case Updated 6:41 AM; Today 6:41 AM In this June 20, 2019, file photo, the Supreme Court is seen in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)AP Facebook Share 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 on student speech in more than 50 years. At issue is whether public schools can discipline students over something t...

Associated Press 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 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,...

When cheerleader Brandi Levy posted a Snapchat of herself giving the middle digit salute with a profanity-laced caption, she likely never thought she'd become the center of a Supreme Court fight.

Mark Sherman April 25, 2021 - 9:11 PM 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 onl...