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First Amendment

2010

Juvenile Law

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The Power Of The Parental Trump Card: How And Why Frazier V. Winn Got It Right, Jocelyn Floyd Apr 2010

The Power Of The Parental Trump Card: How And Why Frazier V. Winn Got It Right, Jocelyn Floyd

Chicago-Kent Law Review

When two fundamental rights are in conflict, such that the protection of one requires the infringement of the other, courts must weigh those rights against each other to determine which is ultimately greater. In Frazier v. Winn, the Eleventh Circuit dealt with precisely such an issue: specifically, the rights of parents pitted against those of their children. This note explores the history of both parental rights and student's rights in school to show why the court appropriately affirmed that children's right to free speech is only as expansive as their parents allow, justified by the parents' fundamental right to …


Punishment & Student Speech: Straining The Reach Of The First Amendment, James Ianelli Jan 2010

Punishment & Student Speech: Straining The Reach Of The First Amendment, James Ianelli

James Ianelli

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