Ep. 134 A cheerleader’s free speech case lands at the Supreme Court

Ninth grader Brandi Levy was frustrated when she didn’t make her
high school’s varsity cheerleading team so she posted an
intemperate video about it on Snapchat to her 250 “friends.”


Four years later, that video, which led to her suspension from
the junior varsity cheer team, will take center stage at the
United States Supreme Court. 


Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L. is a case that University of
Florida Professor Frank LoMonte says will determine “the future
of student free speech.”


On today’s episode of So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast, we
are joined by LoMonte, who also leads the Brechner Center for
Freedom of Information, and FIRE Program Officer Lindsie Rank to
discuss the Mahanoy case, which could answer some important
lingering questions about student speech rights off-campus and on
social media.


The Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments in the case on
Wednesday, April 28. A decision is expected this summer.


Show notes:


Transcript

“The future of student free speech comes down to a
foul-mouthed Cheerleader,” by Frank LoMonte

FIRE, NCAC, and CBLDF file brief in Mahanoy Area School
District v. B.L., cheerleader Snapchat case before Supreme Court



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