When high school student Brandi Levy posted profanity-laden "snaps" regarding cheerleading and other school activities on social media, her school district suspended her from the cheerleading team.

Can a school district punish a student for what they post on social media? Prof. Nadine Strossen of New York Law School explores free speech and the Tinker standard in Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L.

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Learn more about Nadine Strossen:
https://www.nyls.edu/faculty/nadine-strossen/

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Related Links & Differing Views:

SCOTUSblog: “Court rules for high school cheerleader in First Amendment dispute over Snapchat profanity”
https://www.scotusblog.com/2021/06/court-rules-for-high-school-cheerleader-in-first-amendment-dispute-over-snapchat-profanity/

The First Amendment Encyclopedia: “Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L. (2021)”
https://mtsu.edu/first-amendment/article/1947/mahanoy-area-school-district-v-b-l

Reason: “The Incomprehensibility of Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L.”
https://reason.com/volokh/2021/06/25/the-incomprehensibility-of-mahanoy-area-school-district-v-b-l/

Villanova Law Review: “Between a Rock and a Hard Place: SCOTUS in Unenviable Position in Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L.”
https://www.villanovalawreview.com/post/1003-between-a-rock-and-a-hard-place-scotus-in-unenviable-position-in-mahanoy-area-school-district-v-b-l

Minnesota Law Review: “The Ubiquity of Social Media Dictates the Result”
https://minnesotalawreview.org/2021/03/01/the-ubiquity-of-social-media-dictates-the-result-why-the-supreme-court-should-affirm-the-third-circuit-in-mahanoy-area-school-district-v-b-l-as-a-matter-of-non-discrimination/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-ubiquity-of-social-media-dictates-the-result-why-the-supreme-court-should-affirm-the-third-circuit-in-mahanoy-area-school-district-v-b-l-as-a-matter-of-non-discrimination

The Federalist Society: “Courthouse Steps Decision Webinar: Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L.”
https://fedsoc.org/events/courthouse-steps-decision-webinar-mahanoy-area-school-district-v-b-l