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So to Speak podcast: Mahanoy v. B.L. Supreme Court ruling analysis

WATCH: On this episode of the free speech podcast, host Nico Perrino analyzes the Supreme Court’s ruling in Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L. with Âé¶¹´«Ã½IOS Legal Director Will Creeley and Âé¶¹´«Ã½IOS Legal Fellow David Hudson.
This week, the United States Supreme Court vindicated the First Amendment rights of a high school cheerleader who was punished for a salty Snapchat she sent outside of school. It was a resounding victory for free speech advocates and the first time the Supreme Court has considered a high school free speech case since its disappointing 2007 ruling in Morse v. Frederick.
On today’s episode of So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast, we analyze the Supreme Court’s ruling in with Âé¶¹´«Ã½IOS Legal Director Will Creeley and Âé¶¹´«Ã½IOS Legal Fellow David Hudson.
Show notes:
- Transcript
- Court opinion:
- Listen to an audio reading of the opinion via Free Speech Out Loud
- Âé¶¹´«Ã½IOS, NCAC, and CBLDF file brief in Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L., cheerleader Snapchat case before Supreme Court
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