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"Layshock case becomes free-speech issue; Appeals court to decide whether school exceeded authority in punishing student"

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"Layshock case becomes free-speech issue; Appeals court to decide whether school exceeded authority in punishing student": Sunday's edition of The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette contained an article that begins, "What began as a lowbrow parody of a high school principal goes before a federal appeals court this week. The case of Justin Layshock, who lanced his principal with an unflattering Internet 'profile' created on a home computer, has become a battleground pitting Pennsylvania school administrators against groups that defend free-speech rights. The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia will hear arguments from each side Wednesday."

In earlier coverage, The Herald of Sharon, Pennsylvania contained articles headlined "Trosch drops defamation suit against 3 of 4 former students"; "Appeals court might hear Layshock case in December"; "Groups support Layshock lawsuit; Say students have right to free speech" and "Principal sues 4 ex-students over profiles on Myspace."

And at the First Amendment Center, Douglas Lee had an essay about the trial court's ruling headlined "Lower court takes narrow view of 'Bong Hits' ruling."

The ACLU of Pennsylvania provides access to the appellate briefs via this link.

The three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit assigned to hear oral argument in this appeal tomorrow will consist of Circuit Judges Theodore A. McKee and D. Brooks Smith and Senior Circuit Judge Jane R. Roth.

Full post as published by How Appealing on December 09, 2008 (boomark / email).