Morse v. Frederick

Morse v. Frederick: Facts of the Case

Morse v. Frederick: The Court’s Ruling

Morse v. Frederick (2007) is the most recent of the U.S. Supreme Court’s four cases on the free speech rights of K–12 students. In Morse, the Court upheld the authority of educators to discipline a student who displayed a banner at a school event that promoted illegal drug use.

Charles J. Russo

See also Bethel School District No. 403 v. Fraser; Free Speech and Expression Rights of Students; Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier; Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District

Legal Citations

• Bethel School District No. 403 v. Fraser, 478 U.S. 675 (1986).
• Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier, 484 U.S. 260, 273 (1988).
• Morse v. Frederick, 127 S. Ct. 2618 (2007).
• Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District, 393 U.S. 503 (1969).