The Supreme Court has ruled that a Pennsylvania school district violated a cheerleader's first amendment rights when it disciplined her for posting a vulgar Snapchat message while off-campus. 

The case concerned a Pennsylvania high school student who posted a message including expletives and obscene gestures..when she didn't make it on the varsity cheerleading squad. 

For more,  KCBS Radio news anchors Patti Reising and Eric Thomas spoke with Steven Woolpert, St Mary's College Professor of politics and an expert on the Constitution and the Supreme Court.

 

The Supreme Court has ruled that a Pennsylvania school district violated a cheerleader's first amendment rights when it disciplined her for posting a vulgar Snapchat message while off-campus.&nbsp;
The case concerned a Pennsylvania high school student who posted a message including expletives and obscene gestures..when she didn't make it on the varsity cheerleading squad.&nbsp;
For more, &nbsp;KCBS Radio news anchors Patti Reising and Eric Thomas spoke with Steven Woolpert, St Mary's College Professor of politics and an expert on the Constitution and the Supreme Court.
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