Joseph Frederick
Respondent
Douglas K. Mertz, Counsel of Record In 2002, Joseph Frederick was a senior at Juneau-Douglas High Schoolin Juneau, Alaska. On the morning of January 24, he waslate to school because, he said, his car was stuck in snow. By the time hearrived, classes had been suspended while students watched the Olympic TorchRelay proceed through town. Frederick waited with friends across the streetfrom the school and, as the convoy approached, unfurled a 14-foot banner thatread, “Bong Hits 4 Jesus. School Principal Deborah Morse observed the bannerand ordered it removed. While Frederick’sfriends complied, Frederickrefused. Morse then confiscated the banner and told Frederick…
