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Student Loses Ruling Over “Bong Hits 4 Jesus”
Meant to be nonsensical and funny
June 25, 2007
Student Loses Ruling Over “Bong Hits 4 Jesus”
by James Vicini
WASHINGTON - A divided U.S. Supreme Court on Monday curtailed free-speech rights for students, ruling against a teenager who unfurled a banner saying “Bong Hits 4 Jesus” because the message could be interpreted as promoting drug use.In its first major decision on student free-speech rights in nearly 20 years, the high court’s conservative majority ruled that a high school principal did not violate the student’s rights by confiscating the banner and suspending him.
