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> Morse should not have engaged in censorship of Frederick's free speech.
> Frederick's banner was non disruptive.
> Frederick's banner should be interpreted as political speech.

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> I can't wear my epic vape facemask >:(
> George Orwell rolled in his grave >:(
> Schools have increased power to control the speech of students when under school jurisdiction.

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Restraint
> The court refrained from the creation of new precedents or the overturning of prior precedents, instead drawing on previously set precedents to clarify the case.

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> Thomas: Concurs, citing Tinker v. Des Moines - and stating that it should be overturned-,  agreeing that a school may suppress speech favorable to illegal drugs.
> Breyer: Concurs in part and disagrees in part, stating that the Court should not have decided the case on the First Amendment, but rather on qualified immunity for Morse.
> Stevens: Dissents, expressing concern for the damage done to the First Amendment as Frederick's banner is undeserving of the censorship and punishment it received.

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Authored by John Roberts
> Cited Tinker v. Des Moines (1969) which stated that students do not shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate.”
> Cited Hazelwood School Dist. v. Kuhlmeier (1988) which states that students' rights “must be ‘applied in light of the special characteristics of the school environment."

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> Frederick's banner was disruptive and therefore not protected by Tinker v. Des Moines
> As the banner mentioned nothing of legalization or other such topics of debate, the banner not political and therefore not protected by Tinker v. Des Moines

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Q1. Are schools able to disallow students from presenting material favoring illegal drugs at school sponsored events as per the first amendment?
A1. Yes. The message undermined the school's goal of reducing drug abuse and is not protected by free speech in the context of political discussion.
5-4 Morse
Q2. Under 42 U.S.C. 1983,  does a school official have qualified immunity from a damages lawsuit upon disciplining a student promoting illegal drugs at a school sponsored event?
A2. Decision unreached.

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United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
> Ruled that Frederick's punishment was unconstitutional as he was suspended not for causing a disturbance but on the grounds of his message.

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> High schoolers at Juneau-Douglas High School in Alaska were permitted to leave school to spectate the beginning of the Winter Olympics torch relay.
> Joseph Frederick, alongside several friends, unfurled a banner reading "BONG HiTS 4 JESUS" when TV crews began filming
> Principal Deborah Morse seized the banner and suspended Frederick for five days, later increased to ten when Frederick quoted Jefferson.

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Chief:
> John Roberts
Associate:
> John P. Stevens
> Antonin Scalia
> Anthony Kennedy
> David Souter
> Clarence Thomas
> Ruth Bader Ginsburg
> Stephen Breyer
> Samuel Alito

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Case Name: Morse v. Frederick
Year: 2007