School Law Alerts

On March 15, 2024, the Supreme Court of the United States issued an opinion regarding public officials' ability to delete comments or “block” individuals on personal social media pages. The case, Lindke v. Freed, establishes a two-prong test for determining whether actions like deleting comments or blocking individuals on social media violates the First Amendment.

On June 23, 2021, the Supreme Court of the United States issued its decision in B.L. v. Mahanoy Area School District, ruling that a Pennsylvania school district’s punishment of a cheerleader’s Snapchat containing profanity directed at the cheerleading squad violated her First Amendment rights. This decision serves to limit the rights of public schools to police and punish students’ speech off-campus and on social media.