Bethel v. Fraser Precedents:
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Tinker v. Des Moines (1969):The Supreme Court ruled that "students do
not shed their constitutional right to freedom of speech or expression at
the schoolhouse gate."
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FCC v. Pacifica Foundation (1978):The Court ruled that authorities had
an interest in protecting minors from exposure to vulgar and offensive
spoken language.
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Ginsberg v. New York (1968):The Court held that there were limitations
where the speech is sexually explicit and the audience may include children.
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Cohen v. California (1971):The Court upheld the right to express an
anti-draft viewpoint in a public place even though it was delivered in terms
highly offensive to most citizens.
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New Jersey v. T.L.O. (1985):The Court ruled that the constitutional
rights of students in public school are not automatically coextensive with
the rights of adults in other settings.
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Ambach v. Norwick (1979):The Court held that an objective of public
education was inculcation of fundamental values necessary to the maintenance
of a democratic political system.