Student Free Speech Rights
Guiles v. Marineau
Everyone should learn about the Constitution because we enjoy its protections every day.
One of the best way for students to learn how the Constitution works to protect individual rights is to study legal cases involving students.
Recently the U.S. Supreme Court let stand a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in New York that upheld the right of a Williamstown Middle School student to wear a T-shirt critical of President George Bush.
Zachary Guiles was an ordinary young citizen who thought his free speech rights were violated when his school tried to censor his T-shirt.
Read his story. It’s the story of taking a key, turning on an engine, and making the Constitution come alive. It’ll help you understand why you should learn about the Constitution.
Follow the link below to read about Guiles v. Marineau. Link to actual legal documents and read lawyers’ briefs and judges’ opinions.
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