Opinion of the Court
A Public School Student Can be Suspended for Speech That Encourages Drug Use
Morse v. Frederick — This casewas granted certiorari on December 1, 2006, and reversed and remanded on June25, 2007. In a 5-to-4 decision, the Court held that a public school student canbe suspended for speech that encourages illegal drug use. Featured in StudentSpeech, Sup. Ct. Debates (May2007). The following is excerpted from the summary of the majorityopinion written by Chief Justice Roberts, as prepared by the Court Reporter ofDecisions: Because schools may take steps to safeguard thoseentrusted to their care from speech that can reasonably be regarded asencouraging illegal drug use, the school officials in this case did…
