US EditionSupreme Court declines to hear student’s bid to wear ‘two genders’ shirt to school
- The U.S. Supreme Court refused to review a 2023 case in which a Massachusetts middle school student challenged the school's ban on wearing a T-shirt that stated "There are only two genders" at Nichols Middle School in Middleborough.
- The ban followed concerns that the shirt's message might disrupt classes and negatively affect transgender and other students, supporting school officials' enforcement of a dress code prohibiting hate speech.
- L.M., a seventh grader, refused to remove the shirt when asked by the principal, leading to his father picking him up and subsequently filing a lawsuit supported by Alliance Defending Freedom.
- Lower courts, including U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani and the 1st Circuit Court, ruled in favor of the school, finding that restrictions on student speech were justified under the 1969 Tinker precedent, which permits limitations when such speech causes substantial disruption.
- The Supreme Court's refusal leaves existing rulings intact amid ongoing debates about transgender rights and free speech in schools, with conservative justices dissenting and possible new rulings expected later this year.
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Supreme Court declines to hear case involving Massachusetts school's ban on 'only two genders' t-shirt
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal from a student whose school banned his t-shirt that read “there are only two genders.” The decision affirms lower district and circuit court rulings saying the school’s ban did not violate the student’s First Amendment rights to free speech. Keep up with the latest in LGBTQ+ news and politics. Sign up for The Advocate's email newsletter. Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito wrote separate re…
Justices Alito, Thomas blast SCOTUS for passing on censorship of 'only two genders' student
Parents appeal censorship of "XX" wristbands at girls' soccer games to same appeals court SCOTUS refused to review, which upheld ban on gender-critical shirt as "reasonably interpreted to demean" a "deeply rooted" identity.
Supreme Court Sidesteps Controversial Free Speech Case
The Supreme Court has declined to take up a free speech case involving a student wearing a shirt reading, “There … Read More The post Supreme Court Sidesteps Controversial Free Speech Case first appeared on Charisma News. The post Supreme Court Sidesteps Controversial Free Speech Case appeared first on Charisma News.
SCOTUS Won't Review 'There are Only Two Genders' Middle School T-Shirt Free Speech Case
Liam Morrison lost his case after appeals court ruled it was up to school officials whether the t-shirt made some students feel unsafe and at at risk. Only Justices Thomas and Alito wanted SCOTUS to take the case. The post SCOTUS Won’t Review “There are Only Two Genders” Middle School T-Shirt Free Speech Case first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion.
Editorial: SCOTUS ‘two genders’ decision shows free speech is relative
Conform or shut up — that’s the gist of the Supreme Court’s decision Tuesday rejecting the case of Massachusetts student Liam Morrison against the town of Middleboro after he was barred from wearing a “there are only two genders” T-shirt to school. The justices let stand a ruling by a federal appeals court that said it would not second-guess the decision of Middleboro educators to ban the T-shirt in a school environment because of a negative imp…
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