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

The opinions in Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L.'s are read by Dylan Moore and Jeff Murphy, FIRE Law Clerks from the University of Chicago Law School.

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 1:07.

Mr. Justice Alito concurring, at 20:05.

Mr. Justice Thomas dissenting, at 57:53.

This opinion's citations have been edited down for ease of listening. For more information, visit our explanation.

For more on Mahanoy, visit FIRE's First Amendment Library.

For more episodes, visit thefire.org/outloud.