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'Boobies' May Be Going to the Supreme Court in Strange Free Speech Case
‘Boobies’ May Be Going to the Supreme Court in Strange Free Speech Case
A case involving “I (heart) Boobies!” bracelets could be headed for the Supreme Court, stemming from controversy over an unorthodox breast cancer awareness campaign at a Pennsylvania middle school that’s made some school officials feel rather uncomfortable.
The Easton Area School District took issue with a campaign to raise breast cancer awareness with some very provocative bracelets some years ago, and in 2010 two students attempted to protest the ban during Breast Cancer Awareness Day. They were summarily suspended and filed a lawsuit.
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Full post and VIDEO here: http://www.mediaite.com/online/boobies-may-be-going-to-the-supreme-court-in-strange-free-speech-case/
'Boobies' bracelet fight could go to Supreme Court
EASTON, Pa. (AP) -- The court battle between two girls and their Pennsylvania school over "I (heart) Boobies!" bracelets could be settled by the U.S. Supreme Court.
The Easton Area School District board voted 7-1 Tuesday night to appeal a federal appeals court's decision that rejected its claim the bracelets are lewd and should be banned from school.
The case started in 2010 when two girls, then ages 12 and 13, challenged the school's ban on the bracelets designed to promote breast cancer awareness among young people.
The students, Brianna Hawk and Kayla Martinez, said they merely hoped to promote awareness of the disease at their middle school. They filed suit when they were suspended for defying the ban on their school's Breast Cancer Awareness Day.
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Full article here: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_BREAST_CANCER_BRACELETS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2013-10-30-08-51-44
EASTON, Pa. (AP) -- The court battle between two girls and their Pennsylvania school over "I (heart) Boobies!" bracelets could be settled by the U.S. Supreme Court.
The Easton Area School District board voted 7-1 Tuesday night to appeal a federal appeals court's decision that rejected its claim the bracelets are lewd and should be banned from school.
The case started in 2010 when two girls, then ages 12 and 13, challenged the school's ban on the bracelets designed to promote breast cancer awareness among young people.
The students, Brianna Hawk and Kayla Martinez, said they merely hoped to promote awareness of the disease at their middle school. They filed suit when they were suspended for defying the ban on their school's Breast Cancer Awareness Day.
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Full article here: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_BREAST_CANCER_BRACELETS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2013-10-30-08-51-44
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I expected birds, in this thread. You can't dangle blue-footed boobies in front of a person like that.
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Clearly I haven't had enough coffee yet to be posting anything today. Umm. 
