The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals will hear arguments on a First Amendment case involving Morgan Hill, California high school students’ wearing American flag t-shirts on Cinco de Mayo. Fearing disruption, administrators ordered the students to turn their shirts inside out or go home. At the time, the parents said their students did not intend to show disrespect for other students but wanted to display their patriotism. (Time, October 17, 2013, by Nate Rawlings)
The school district prevailed in federal district court in November of 2011 on the grounds that concerns for safety trumped the students’ First Amendment rights. (San Jose Mercury News, October 15, 2013, by Howard Mintz)