· 12/10/2004
Porter v. Ascension Parish School Board
Citations
- 393 F.3d 608
- 2004 U.S. App. LEXIS 25550
- 2004 WL 2830801
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- stating that Tinker “applies to school regulations directed at DARIANO V. MORGAN HILL UNIFIED SCH. DIST. 33 specific student viewpoints”
- explaining that \[s]peech is a true threat and therefore unprotected if an objectively reasonable person would interpret the speech as a serious expression of an intent to cause a present or future harm\
- explaining that “[s]peech is a true threat and therefore unprotected if an objectively reasonable person would interpret the speech as a serious expression of an intent to cause a present or future harm”
- stating that Tinker “applies to school regulations directed at specific student viewpoints”
- interpreting Black to require only that the speaker knowingly made the statement, not subjectively intended it as a threat
- interpreting Black to require only that the speaker knowingly made the statement, not subjectively intended it as a threat
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Judges: King, Higginbotham, Davis
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