Kowalski v. Berkeley County Schools
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Kowalski v. Berkeley County Schools, 652 F.3d 565 (2011), was a freedom of speech case of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit over the online speech of a public school student. The appeals court affirmed the decision of the district court that the student's suspension for online harassment of a fellow student was constitutional.
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Kowalski v. Berkeley County Schools | |
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Court | United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit |
Full case name | Kowalski v. Berkeley County Schools |
Argued | March 25 2011 |
Decided | July 27 2011 |
Citation(s) | 652 F.3d 565 |
Case history | |
Procedural history | Affirmed decision for the defendants from 2009 WL 10675108 (N.D. W.Va. 2000) |
Holding | |
The defendants did not violate the plaintiff's First Amendment free speech rights. | |
Case opinions | |
Majority | Paul V. Niemeyer |
Laws applied | |
First Amendment to the United States Constitution |
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