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United States Ninth Circuit


Harper v. Poway Unified Sch. Dist., 04-57037

High schools may prohibit on campuses and in classes the wearing of T-shirts which flaunt demeaning slogans, phrases or aphorisms that relate to a core characteristic of particularly vulnerable students and may cause them significant injury.

Appellate Information

  • Argued 06/06/2005
  • Decided 04/20/2006
  • Published 04/20/2006

Judges

  • REINHARDT, Circuit Judge., Before REINHARDT, KOZINSKI, and THOMAS, Circuit Judges.

Court

  • United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

  • For Appellant:
  • Robert H. Tyler, Kevin Theriot;  Alliance Defense Fund, Murrieta, CA, for the plaintiff-appellant.

  • For Appellees:
  • Daniel Shinoff, Jack M. Sleeth, Jr., Paul V. Carelli, IV;  Stutz, Artiano, Shinoff & Holtz, APC, San Diego, CA, for the defendants-appellees.
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