Supreme Court takes away some freedom of speech

Top US court rules against 'Bong Hits 4 Jesus':
"The US Supreme Court ruled Monday in favor of a school that suspended a student for brandishing a banner proclaiming 'Bong Hits 4 Jesus,' in one of the more bizarre recent free-speech cases.
. . . in a five-three decision, the Supreme Court found that schools 'may take steps to safeguard those entrusted to their care from speech that can reasonably be regarded as encouraging illegal drug use.'
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Frederick was 18 when he displayed his huge banner just outside the school grounds at Juneau, Alaska in front of television cameras as the Olympic flame passed in front of a crowd.

Principal Deborah Morse was not amused by Frederick's linkage between Jesus and a bong, a pipe used to smoke marijuana. She took away the banner and suspended Frederick from school for 10 days.

Frederick took his case to court, arguing that his free-speech rights, protected under the First Amendment, had been violated, and demanding damages from Morse."

This one surprises me - they're saying that the freedom of speech of an adult standing off of school grounds can be infringed because they happen to attend the school. This stupid banner was intended as a joke, but got treated much more seriously.