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HARRISBURG (AP) — College athletes in Pennsylvania would be able to receive compensation for their name, image and likeness in proposed legislation associated with the new state budget package.
It's been more than 50 years since we've seen something like this. can you talk a little bit about how they thread the needle here? it wasn't universally, go ahead, said and whatever you want if you're off campus. it's still a significant victory for the students here. >> it is. it's the a case where the students have won the war, but they lost this particular battle because the court still says schools can regulate off-campus speech if it affects or substantially discorrupts activities on campus. the challenge today when you look back at decades ago when this issue was first decided, now you ...
I said, it was, f school, f cheer, f softball, f everything. >> reporter: the coach of the cheerleading squad found out about the message, which brandi had posted offcampus, online, on a weekend, and the school suspended her from cheerleading for an entire year, saying she breached a code of conduct. >> they told me that i'm lucky i didn't get expelled from school for it because it was vulgar language. >> reporter: with help from the aclu, brandi and her father sued the school in federal court for violating brandi's freedom of speech and they won. the school district then appealed to the u.s. ...
The supreme court ruling in favor of a cheerleader who had been punished, suspended for a vulgar snapchat message she sent while offcampus. what the court said. abc's terry moran has covered the court for years and he's back at the court tonight. >> reporter: at the supreme court, a cheerleader's disappointment has become a landmark first amendment ruling. >> i think this is the most significant decision for young people's free speech rights in the past 50 years. >> reporter: by a vote of 8-1, the justices ruled that a pennsylvania school district violated brandi levy's first amendment rights ...
Vehicles crushed under the concrete. all of this after authorities believe a truck slammed into a bridge. president biden before the cameras late today addressing the surge in violent crime across the u.s. 32 cities reporting a rise in homicides and assaults. the president saying we have an opportunity to keep each other safe, adding, it's enough. mary bruce at the white house. america's top general firing back against republican critics of the militar■7y's diversity efforts. the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff in answering a question saying, "i want to understand white rage and i'...