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Supreme Court Case Of Bethel School District V. Fraser

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Bethel School District v Fraser is a pivotal case heard by the United States Supreme Court in 1986. Broadly, the case involved the freedom of speech provided by the First Amendment to the US Constitution, its exercise and its limitation within the boundaries of a public school. The whole matter started during a school meeting organized by the Bethel School District (high school) in Washington State . On the 26th April of 1983, a student by the name of Matthew Fraser, 18 years old, gave a nomination speech to support the candidacy of one of his friend Jeff Kuhlman. The later, was seeking an elected position within the school student government board. During his speech, Fraser made explicit, graphic and allegoric sexual allusion in describing Jeff Kuhlman and called the audience to vote for him. Among others Fraser said about Jeff Kuhlman that he …show more content…

Following this public speech qualified as disruptive, vulgar and obscene, according to the school’s rules, Fraser will be suspended for two days and his name will be removed from a graduation ceremony speakers’ list. Based on these aforementioned facts, Fraser’s father, supported the American Civil Liberty Union (ACLU) will file a lawsuit against the school for violating the First Amendment right to freedom of speech of his son, Matthew Fraser, and will ask for a monetary reparation against the prejudice. As a consequence of this lawsuit, the issue will be discussed, first, before a Federal District Court. Over there, the judge will give a verdict favorable to Fraser on the ground that the

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