U.S. Supreme Court Upholds School District's Right to Limit Math Teacher's Speech
(firmenpresse) - SAN DIEGO, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 03/29/12 -- The U.S. Supreme Court declined without comment on Monday, March 26th, to take up the appeal in Johnson vs. Poway Unified School District (No.11-910).
Education Attorneys at Stutz Artiano Shinoff & Holtz prevailed before the U.S. District Court of Appeals 9th Circuit in the Johnson case arguing, on behalf of Poway Unified, that the District could limit the math teacher's speech rights before his captive group of students.
The 9th Circuit Court ruled in favor of Poway Unified School District in its 3-0 unanimous decision filed on September 13th and reversed and vacated the lower court's decision in the 2007 case brought by Brad Johnson, a district high school math teacher, against Poway Unified. The case was brought by the teacher who claimed his constitutional rights were violated when he was instructed by the District to remove large banners displaying "God" and "Creator" on the walls of his math class.
The Court entered summary judgment in favor of Poway Unified and its officials on all claims and ordered Johnson to bear all costs. Circuit Judge Tallman stated in the 9th Circuit Court's Opinion: "We consider whether a public school district infringes the First Amendment liberties of one of its teachers when it orders him not to use his public position as a pulpit from which to preach his own views on the role of God in our Nation's history to the captive students in his mathematics classroom. The answer is clear: it does not."
Stutz Artiano's legal team included partners , Certified Appellate Specialist and ., who presented oral arguments before the 9th Circuit on May 5, 2011.
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