Bill and Venesia discuss 1st Amendment and 8th Amendment questions raised by SCOTUS in the April 28th oral argument, Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L., and the April 22nd decision, Jones v. Mississippi. Learn about when and where students are not protected by the 1st Amendment right to freedom of speech and the progeny of sentencing limits for juveniles. See below for more information on the discussion.
Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L. oral argument: https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2020/20-255
Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L., Oyez: https://www.oyez.org/cases/2020/20-255
Tinker v. Des Moines Independent School District, Oyez: https://www.oyez.org/cases/1968/21
Morse v. Frederick (“Bong Hits 4 Jesus” case), Oyez: https://www.oyez.org/cases/2006/06-278
Jones v. Mississippi SCOTUS opinion: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/20pdf/18-1259_8njq.pdf
Jones v. Mississippi, Oyez: https://www.oyez.org/cases/2020/18-1259
Miller v. Alabama, Oyez: https://www.oyez.org/cases/2011/10-9646
Montgomery v. Louisiana, Oyez: https://www.oyez.org/cases/2015/14-280
Further information regarding Juvenile Life without Parole: https://www.sentencingproject.org/publications/juvenile-life-without-parole/
Learn more about Allen Brown:
Allen Brown’s Collection Comes to HCLL: https://lawlibrary.hamiltoncountyohio.gov/allen-browns-collection-comes-to-hcll/
Brandenburg v. Ohio, Oyez: https://www.oyez.org/cases/1968/492
Music by ViraLöde.
