Supreme Court rejects appeal over Michigan school's ban on ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ sweatshirts
The justices left intact a ruling that schools may bar the slogan as veiled profanity, ending a challenge backed by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression.
- On Monday, the Supreme Court declined to hear a First Amendment appeal from two Michigan middle school students ordered to remove sweatshirts emblazoned with "Let's Go Brandon." The justices left in place an appeals court decision favoring the school district.
- Tri County Area Schools officials ordered the brothers to remove the sweatshirts in 2022, arguing the phrase functioned as a stand-in for "F- Joe Biden." A lower court ruled schools could reasonably determine the message was vulgar based on its commonly understood meaning.
- In his dissent, Judge Bush characterized "Let's Go Brandon" as a "national inside joke" similar to the 1984 Wendy "Where's the Beef?" slogan. Lawyer Lisa Blatt argued lewd speech in "sanitized code, innuendo, and double meaning" remains unprotected in classrooms.
- This decision leaves the 1986 Supreme Court precedent on vulgar school speech undisturbed, preserving standards set by the 1969 Tinker decision from Des Moines. The case could have clarified student free-speech rights nearly six decades after that landmark ruling.
- In June, the justices rejected an appeal from a Michigan student barred from wearing a hat featuring an AR-style rifle and the phrase "come and take it." The Supreme Court has shown reluctance to intervene in student speech disputes.
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Students Lose Bid Over ‘Lets Go Brandon’ Shirt Ban
“The Supreme Court will not hear a dispute over whether a Michigan public school district can bar students from wearing clothing emblazoned with ‘Let’s Go Brandon,’ a popular conservative slogan used to mock former President Biden,” NewsNation reports. “The justices declined on Monday to take up a request from two brothers who claim their First […]
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is rebuffing an appeal from a Michigan woman fighting a school district’s ban on shirts with the phrase “Let’s Go Brandon,” a jab at then-President Joe Biden with a coded reference to profanity. The mother of two boys says their First Amendment rights were violated when they were told...
Supreme Court rejects appeal over Michigan school ban on 'Let
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is rebuffing an appeal from a Michigan woman fighting a school district’s ban on shirts with the phrase “Let’s Go Brandon,” a jab at then-President Joe Biden with a coded reference
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Supreme Court rejects appeal over Michigan school's ban on ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ sweatshirts
The Supreme Court is rejecting an appeal from a Michigan woman challenging a school district’s ban on shirts with the phrase “Let’s Go Brandon.”
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