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The case started in 2002, when the juneaudouglas high school in alaska let students cross the street to watch the olympic torch pass on its way to. Bong hits 4 jesus banner on display at the newseum in washington, d. From deep throat to bong hits 4 jesus the first amendment protects free speech, but some types of speech are given greater protection than otherscourts have granted political speech the greatest protection under the first amendmentcour. When joseph frederick was an 18yearold high school senior in juneau, alaska, he displayed a banner reading bong hits 4 jesus as the olympic torch was being passed across the street from his school. By the time douglas mertz gets up to argue on the students side, it looks like hes already won, if for no other reason than the justices appear horrified by the limitless sic power the schools are asserting. Paying supporters also get unlimited streaming via the free bandcamp app.
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