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.