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Third Circuit: Students' Off-Campus Use of MySpace Not Punishable

In a pair of cutting-edge First Amendment cases, the Third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that school officials cannot discipline students for ridiculing their principals on MySpace during their hours away from school.

6 minute read June 30, 2011 at 11:20 AM
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Shannon P. Duffy
Third Circuit: Students' Off-Campus Use of MySpace Not Punishable

In a pair of cutting-edge First Amendment cases, the Third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that school officials cannot discipline students for ridiculing their principals on MySpace during their hours away from school.

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