These are all the ones i found interesting, which one should i do and please give me a link to it's information: Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier Citation: 484 U.S. 260,108 S.Ct. 562 (1988) Concepts: Censorship/State Rights v. Students’ Free Press Rights Facts Kathy Kuhlmeier and two other journalism students wrote articles on pregnancy and divorce for their school newspaper. Their teacher submitted page proofs to the principal for approval. The principal objected to the articles because he felt that the students described in the article on pregnancy, although not named, could be identified, and the father discussed in the article on divorce was not allowed to respond to the derogatory article. The principal also said that the language used was not appropriate for younger students. When the newspaper was printed, two pages containing the articles in question as well as four other articles approved by the principal were deleted. Issue Wallace v. Jaffree Citation: 472 U.S. 38 (1985) Concepts: Moment of Silence/State Rights v. Establishment Clause Facts The parents of three children attending public school in Alabama challenged the constitutionality of an Alabama law which authorized a one minute period of silence in all public schools for meditation or voluntary prayer. Mills v. Board of Education of District of Columbia Citation: 348 F.Supp. 866 (1972) Concept: Education for Exceptional Children Equal Protection v. State Rights Facts Seven children of school age were denied education because they were mentally retarded, emotionally disturbed, hyperactive, or had behavioral problems. The Board of Education did not provide schooling for these exceptional children, violating controlling statutes and their own board regulations. It was also estimated that 18,000 similar “exceptional� children in the Washington, D.C., area were not in school. The D.C. school system admitted that it had failed its duty to provide these children with publicly supported education suited to their individual needs. It also had failed to provide prior hearings and periodic reviews of each exceptional student case. West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette Citation: 319 U.S. 624 (1943) Concepts: Flag Salute/State Rights v. Establishment Clause Facts The West Virginia State Board of Education required by state law that all students salute the flag and recite the pledge of allegiance as a part of their daily routine. Students who refused were suspended, declared unlawfully absent, and subject to delinquency proceedings. Parents of such students were also subject to a fine or imprisonment. Several Jehovah’s Witnesses, who were citizens of West Virginia, sought from the court an injunction to stop the West Virginia State Board of Education from requiring the pledge and flag salute. Issue Reno v. A.C.L.U. Citation: 117 S. Ct. 2329 (1997) Concepts: Free Speech/Censorship/Obscene/Indecent/Cyberspace Facts The 1996 Federal Communications Decency Act sought to protect minors from “indecent� and offensive Internet materials. The Act made it a crime to transmit obscene or indecent messages over the Internet.
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Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier seems to have the best issues for a student.
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West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette is one of interest to all of us, whether we actually do have the right to practice our religious beliefs or not.. It reversed the decision reached in the Gobitis case.
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West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette The stand of the Witnesses has actually stretched across many other civil rights cases (the Witness organization being responsible for some 150 challenges to the constitutionality of laws prohibiting aspects of their beliefs). Some of their victories have set a legal precedence for the freedom of speech of many other organizations
