{"id":19157,"date":"2021-06-23T14:51:21","date_gmt":"2021-06-23T18:51:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=19157"},"modified":"2021-06-23T14:51:21","modified_gmt":"2021-06-23T18:51:21","slug":"us-cheerleader-wins-free-speech-case-against-her-former-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2021\/06\/23\/us-cheerleader-wins-free-speech-case-against-her-former-school\/","title":{"rendered":"US cheerleader wins free speech case against her former school"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The US Supreme Court has ruled in favour of a teenager who was kicked off her school cheerleading squad over a profane social media post.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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In an 8-1 ruling, it concluded that the Mahanoy Area School District had violated Brandi Levy’s freedom of speech under the First Amendment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The justices were asked to consider whether public schools had the ability to regulate off-campus speech.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The case affects free speech rights for millions of American school students.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Ms Levy, now an 18-year-old college student, was previously a member of the junior varsity cheerleading squad at Mahanoy Area High School in Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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In May 2017, when she was 14, Ms Levy made a Snapchat post after an unsuccessful try-out for the school’s varsity team. She uploaded it while at a convenience store in Mahanoy City.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The post featured a picture of her and a friend raising their middle fingers, with a profanity-laden caption voicing her displeasure at cheerleading, school, softball and “everything.” In another post, she questioned another girl’s selection to the cheerleading squad.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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