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Hazelwood School District et al. v. Kuhlmeier et al., 484 U.S. 260 (1988), was a landmark decision by the Supreme Court of the United States which held, in a 5–3 decision, that student speech in a school-sponsored student newspaper at a public high school could be censored by school officials without a violation of First Amendment rights if the school's actions were "reasonably related" to a ...
The Supreme Court ruled broadly that students' freedom of speech was not limited simply for being on school grounds, but schools do have a compelling interest to limit speech that may "materially and substantially interfere with the requirements of appropriate discipline in the operation of the school", what is known as the Tinker test for ...
In 1969, the Hazelwood School District in Missouri hired its first black teacher, and continued hiring black teachers ever since. In 1972, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was amended to apply to public employers, including school districts, making the hiring of black teachers almost a necessity in order to avoid liability.
use of federal funding to encourage changes in state laws—here, raising the drinking age in all states from 18 to 21 Puerto Rico v. Branstad: 483 U.S. 219 (1987) Federal court enforcement of extradition of fugitives Rankin v. McPherson: 483 U.S. 378 (1987) free speech rights of federal employees United States v. Stanley: 483 U.S. 669 (1987)
After nine years and nearly $350 million, USA TODAY confirmed just one exoneration resulting from a grant program to address untested rape kits. Testing forgotten rape kits could free the innocent ...
Stallone's representatives had said in state and federal applications that the barrier was necessary to prevent seaweed and other debris from washing up on his beach.
Jay-Z made rare comments about his wife Beyoncé and their three children after being accused in a civil lawsuit of raping a 13-year-old girl along with Sean "Diddy" Combs in 2000.. On Sunday, Dec ...
It prohibited racial discrimination in any program receiving federal funding and provided enforcement for the desegregation of public schools. [19] Federal funding in southern states was made contingent on desegregation, and the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare set quotas for integration rates in the late 1960s. [20]