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Friday, December 01, 2006
Supreme Court takes 'Bong Hits 4 Jesus' free speech case
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A high school student's controversial banner with the words "Bong Hits 4 Jesus," which led to his suspension, will be argued before the Supreme Court, in an unusual free speech dispute.
The justices Friday accepted an appeal from Juneau, Alaska, school board officials, after a federal appeals court allowed a lawsuit filed by the family of Joseph Frederick to proceed. He was suspended in 2002 after he unfurled the sign -- a reference to marijuana use -- just outside school grounds when the Olympic torch relay was moving through the Alaskan capital, headed for the Salt Lake City Winter Games. "Bong," as noted in the appeal filed with the justices, "is a slang term for drug paraphernalia." -- CNN Supreme Court Producer Bill Mears
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