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Symposium—The Roberts Court: A Jurisprudential Era?

In late June 2007, the newly formed Roberts Supreme Court of the United States issued two significant opinions: Morse v. Frederick, and Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1. The Morse case involved a Juneau, Alaska, high-school student who was disciplined for unfurling the now-infamous “BONG HiTS 4 JESUS” banner during a school-sponsored event. The Seattle School District case concerned school districts in Seattle and Louisville that were using racial classifications to make pupil assignments in certain schools. Both decisions were narrowly decided and seemed to mark a shift in the constitutional law governing student speech and school desegregation. . . .