How the Roberts Court Has Interpreted the First Amendment
Students who sponsor rallies whose purpose is to back the legalization of currently illegal recreational pharmaceuticals should understand how the Roberts court has ruled. Courts have never ruled that students have full first amendment rights, and they have ruled that administrators can restrict the right to free speech when it serves the educational needs of the institution. People under the age of the 18 enjoy many of the same rights of United State citizens, but they will not enjoy all of the rights until they reach the age of 21. At least, this is true for people who view drinking as a right.
Roberts may have rule that in the case of the school district, but the court has held free speech rights in a far more controversial case. The funeral protests of the Westboro Baptist church have attracted much attention and much criticism. A number of people have tried to stop the protests in the name of good taste, but members of the small church have shown up at a number of high-profile funerals and at the funerals of US soldiers. The court’s decision in the school case may not have been upholding first amendment rights, but the second court