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Bell v. Itawamba Cnty. Sch. Bd.

Supreme Court of the United States
Feb 29, 2016
577 U.S. 1181 (2016)

Summary

declining to "adopt any rigid standard," but applying Tinker to a student who posted off site a song recording that threatened and harassed two teachers

Summary of this case from B.L. v. Mahanoy Area Sch. Dist.

Opinion

No. 15–666.

02-29-2016

Taylor BELL, petitioner, v. ITAWAMBA COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD, et al.


Motion of The Student Press Law Center, et al. for leave to file a brief as amici curiae granted. Motion of Massachusetts Citizens for Children for leave to file a brief as amicus curiae granted. Petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit denied.


Summaries of

Bell v. Itawamba Cnty. Sch. Bd.

Supreme Court of the United States
Feb 29, 2016
577 U.S. 1181 (2016)

declining to "adopt any rigid standard," but applying Tinker to a student who posted off site a song recording that threatened and harassed two teachers

Summary of this case from B.L. v. Mahanoy Area Sch. Dist.
Case details for

Bell v. Itawamba Cnty. Sch. Bd.

Case Details

Full title:Taylor BELL, petitioner, v. ITAWAMBA COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD, et al.

Court:Supreme Court of the United States

Date published: Feb 29, 2016

Citations

577 U.S. 1181 (2016)
136 S. Ct. 1166
194 L. Ed. 2d 240

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