| 25-906 |
E. D., a Minor, By Her Parent and Next Friend, Lisa Duell, et al. v. Noblesville School District, et al. |
Seventh Circuit |
2026-02-02 |
Pending |
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first-amendment free-expression hazelwood-standard school-censorship student-clubs student-speech |
Whether Hazelwood applies when student speech might be erroneously attributed to the school, in the context of student-led clubs and flyer distributio… |
| 25-831 |
C. S., by Her Next Friend, Adam Stroub v. Craig McCrumb, et al. |
Sixth Circuit |
2026-01-13 |
Pending |
|
disruption-test first-amendment free-speech school-regulation student-speech tinker-standard |
Is post hoc speculation about emotional harm that speech could cause to other students insufficient to meet Tinker's 'substantial disruption' standard… |
| 25A524 |
C. S., by Her Next Friend, Adam Stroub v. Craig McCrumb, et al. |
Sixth Circuit |
2025-11-06 |
Application |
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first-amendment free-speech hat-day school-regulation student-speech weapon-depiction |
Whether the First Amendment protects a public school student's right to wear clothing depicting a firearm when the message is not overtly threatening |
| 24-410 |
L. M., a Minor, By and Through His Father and Stepmother and Natural Guardians, Christopher and Susan Morrison v. Town of Middleborough, Massachusetts, et al. |
First Circuit |
2024-10-11 |
Denied |
Amici (13)Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (12) |
first-amendment ideological-speech personal-identity school-censorship student-speech tinker-standard |
Whether school officials may presume substantial disruption or a violation of the rights of others from a student's silent, passive, and untargeted id… |
| 24A161 |
L.M., a Minor By and Through His Father and Stepmother and Natural Guardians, Christopher and Susan Morrison v. Town of Middleborough, Massachusetts, et al. |
First Circuit |
2024-08-09 |
Presumed Complete |
|
first-amendment free-speech off-campus-speech school-discipline student-speech tinker-standard |
Whether a public school's disciplinary actions against a student for off-campus, online speech violate the First Amendment's protection of free speech… |
| 23A47 |
Bronson McClelland v. Katy Independent School District, et al. |
Fifth Circuit |
2023-07-18 |
Presumed Complete |
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due-process first-amendment municipal-liability parental-rights school-discipline student-speech |
Whether the Fifth Circuit properly applied First Amendment and parental rights precedent in evaluating a school district's disciplinary action, and wh… |
| 21-7285 |
Irina Collier v. University of California, Berkeley |
Ninth Circuit |
2022-03-07 |
Denied |
Relisted (2)IFP |
civil-rights constitutional-rights due-process first-amendment free-speech online-communication school-discipline student-rights student-speech university-policies whistleblower-protections |
Whether the First Amendment's free speech protections apply to withdrawn students |
| 20-6550 |
Kenneth H. Newkirk v. Jeffery Kiser, Warden, et al. |
Fourth Circuit |
2020-12-07 |
Denied |
IFP |
civil-procedure civil-rights constitutional-law constitutional-rights due-process first-amendment free-speech magistrate-judge school-discipline standing student-speech |
Whether the U.S. Magistrate Judge violated the petitioner's due process rights by acting like the lawyer for Warden Kiser et al. by responding to the … |
| 20-255 |
Mahanoy Area School District v. B. L., a Minor, By and Through Her Father, Lawrence Levy and Her Mother, Betty Lou Levy |
Third Circuit |
2020-09-01 |
Judgment Issued |
Amici (36) |
circuit-split civil-rights constitutional-rights due-process first-amendment free-speech school-discipline school-regulation student-rights student-speech |
Whether Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District applies to off-campus student speech |
| 19-1225 |
Paul Hunt v. Board of Regents of the University of New Mexico, et al. |
Tenth Circuit |
2020-04-17 |
Denied |
Amici (8)Relisted (7) |
constitutional-rights first-amendment free-speech off-campus-speech political-speech professional-conduct professional-norms public-university qualified-immunity student-speech university-policy |
Whether Respondents violated Mr. Hunt's clearly established rights as a private citizen under the First Amendment by punishing him for his off-campus,… |