Ninth Circuit: Student's Mocking Meme Not Protected Speech
ca9 · 2026-03-10 · Defendant Win · Impact: 30/100
B.B. v. Capistrano Unified School District, decided by Ninth Circuit on March 10, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a student's Fi...
First Circuit: No First Amendment Retaliation Without Specific Proof of Motive
ca1 · 2026-01-14 · Defendant Win · Impact: 25/100
J.S.H. v. Newton, decided by First Circuit on January 14, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The First Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a student's First Amendment retaliatio...
Sixth Circuit: School District Offered FAPE Despite Parental Disagreement
ca6 · 2025-09-30 · Defendant Win · Impact: 25/100
Cheyenne Johnson v. Mount Pleasant Pub. Schs., decided by Sixth Circuit on September 30, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary jud...
Student's baggy clothes not protected speech under First Amendment
ca5 · 2025-08-22 · Defendant Win · Impact: 15/100
Loera v. Kingsville Indep Sch Dist, decided by Fifth Circuit on August 22, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the s...
Speech not protected if it's a personal grievance, not public concern
ca7 · 2025-08-05 · Defendant Win · Impact: 30/100
John Kluge v. Brownsburg Community School Corporation, decided by Seventh Circuit on August 5, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Seventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit brough...