5-4 Decision Imposes Limits On Freedom Of Speech The latest chapter in the saga of how far the protections of the First Amendment reach in public schools was written Monday. The Supreme Court voted 5-4 in favor of the Juneau, Alaska, high-school principal who suspended a student in 2002 for displaying a banner which read "Bong hits 4 Jesus" at an Olympic Torch parade. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. cited the danger of promoting dangerous activities such as drug use and said the school was justified in its actions. [continues 490 words]
