The Supreme Court is considering a case that could determine the extent of First Amendment rights for millions of students nationwide. The case stems from a lawsuit filed by the parents of a high school cheerleader who was punished by her school for a profanity-laced series of Snapchats in 2017. Justin Driver, a professor at Yale Law School and the author of “The Schoolhouse Gate: Public Education, the Supreme Court, and the Battle for the American Mind,” joins CBSN to discuss the impact this case could have.Video TranscriptTANYA RIVERO: The Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments in a case that could determine the extent of First Amendment rights for roughly 50 million students nationwide. The case stems from a lawsuit filed by the parents of a high school cheerleader punished by her school for a profanity-laced series of Snapchat posts in 2017. Brandi Levy, who was 14 at the time, sent a picture on Snapchat to roughly 250 friends after failing to make the varsity cheer team.A fellow cheerleader took a screenshot of the messages, which are generally deleted after 24 hours. She showed them to one of the coaches, resulting in Levi’s temporary removal from the junior…
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Supreme Court hears case on student's free speech rights on Snapchat
