Breaking Majority Opinion: Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L., 594 U.S. __ (2021)

Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L.'s majority opinion is read by Dylan Moore, FIRE Law Clerk from the University of Chicago Law School.

A full reading of the concurrence and dissent in this case is forthcoming.

Held: "While public schools may have a special interest in regulating some off-campus student speech, the special interests offered by the school are not sufficient to overcome B.L.'s interest in free expression in this case."

Mr. Justice Breyer delivered the opinion of the Court, at 00:53.

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