Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that elementary school students have First Amendment protections, reviving a lawsuit brought ...

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals revived a lawsuit brought by the mother of a Southern California first grader who was disciplined after giving a racially themed drawing to a classmate, ruling that ...

A California first-grader was punished for a drawing she made at school, resulting in a federal lawsuit that probes whether the First Amendment extends to the first-grade classroom. B.B. then gave the ...

Now, the 9th Circuit has weighed in and reversed course. "We hold that elementary students' speech is protected by the First ...

A federal appeals court has revived the First Amendment lawsuit of a California 1st grader who alleges she was punished for giving a drawing to a Black classmate with a message referencing Black Lives ...

If you’re like me and believe that America has one too many overly litigious or sensitive citizens who would sue or punish anyone over anything at the first chance they get (maybe for some money, ...

So holds a Ninth Circuit panel, though reinforcing the Ninth Circuit's view that allegedly "derogatory and injurious remarks," including political speech, "directed at students' minority status" can ...

The lawsuit involves a first grader who allegedly received a punishment for giving a Black Lives Matter drawing to an African ...

A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that elementary school students have First Amendment protections, reviving a lawsuit brought on behalf of a Southern California first grader who was allegedly ...