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Decoding Student Speech Rights: Clarification And Applica-Tion Of Supreme Court Principles To Online Student Speech Cases, Courtney M. Willard
Decoding Student Speech Rights: Clarification And Applica-Tion Of Supreme Court Principles To Online Student Speech Cases, Courtney M. Willard
Golden Gate University Law Review
This Comment identifies the underlying principles of Supreme Court precedent governing student speech rights and applies those principles, as appropriate, to analyze online student speech. Part I provides a background of the four Supreme Court cases governing student speech. Four factors are identified from the Supreme Court decisions that continue to guide the analysis of student speech rights: sponsorship, location, effect, and content. Part II explores lower courts’ confusion in applying the four factors to online student speech cases. Finally, Part III examines the factors applicable to online student speech and provides guidance for future courts to analyze online student …