{"id":2352823,"date":"2024-10-09T18:27:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-09T22:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/student-busted-for-wearing-only-two-genders-shirt-taps-supreme-court-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-09T18:29:46","modified_gmt":"2024-10-09T22:29:46","slug":"student-busted-for-wearing-only-two-genders-shirt-taps-supreme-court-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/student-busted-for-wearing-only-two-genders-shirt-taps-supreme-court-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Student busted for wearing \u2018only two genders\u2019 shirt taps Supreme Court &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fstudent-busted-for-wearing-only-two-genders-shirt-taps-supreme-court-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2352823&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A Massachusetts middle school student, Liam Morrison, has taken his\u200b case to the Supreme\u200b Court after being barred\u2062 from wearing T-shirts expressing his views on gender. The issue arose when\u200d Morrison wore a \u200bshirt that \u200cstated &#8220;There are only two genders&#8221; in response to his \u200cschool&#8217;s promotion of \u200bdiscussions on gender\u200b identity and LGBT-themed clothing. School \u200dofficials\u200b deemed his shirt offensive and instructed him not to wear it, leading to his \u2064removal from \u2062class and \u2064subsequent legal \u2064battles. Represented by \u2062the \u2063Alliance Defending Freedom,\u200d Morrison\u200c argues that\u200c the school&#8217;s\u2063 actions violate his\u2063 First\u2062 Amendment \u2062rights \u2064to free speech. Although a federal \u2062district court and the \u200bU.S. Court of Appeals \u2062for the 1st Circuit upheld the school&#8217;s decision, ADF contends that the school cannot restrict speech simply because\u2063 it diverges from its views on controversial topics. The case draws on \u2062the precedent set by the 1969 Supreme Court decision in *Tinker v. Des Moines*, which recognized\u2064 students&#8217;\u2063 rights to express unpopular \u2064opinions in public\u200b schools. ADF is seeking\u2063 the Supreme Court&#8217;s review to reaffirm \u2063these rights.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Student busted for wearing &lsquo;only two genders&rsquo; shirt taps Supreme Court<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1792056\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/massachusetts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Massachusetts<\/a> middle school student petitioned the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/supreme-court\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Supreme Court<\/a> on Wednesday after his school barred him from wearing T-shirts that expressed his views on gender. <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>In 2023, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2843238\/student-continues-fight-to-wear-there-are-only-two-genders-shirt-in-appeals-court\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Liam Morrison<\/a>, a seventh grader at Nichols Middle School in Middleborough at the time, wore a shirt to class that read &ldquo;There are only two genders&rdquo; after the school encouraged discussions about gender identity, which included promoting students to wear LGBT-themed clothing. School officials asked Morrison to stop wearing his shirt to class because it was offensive to certain students. He refused and was forced to miss class, prompting a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lawsuit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>costly legal battle<\/a> for him and his family.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">  Liam Morrison is seen wearing the shirt that got him reprimanded by his superiors at a Middleborough, Massachusetts, school. (Courtesy of ADF)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After the school restricted the clothes that the student could wear, Morrison began to wear a protest shirt that read &ldquo;There are [censored] genders,&rdquo; but was again told he could not wear it.<\/p>\n<p>Alliance Defending Freedom, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/univ-of-ill-repeals-speech-stifling-policies\/\" title=\"Univ. of Ill. repeals speech stifling policies\">pro-free speech<\/a> and religious liberty group representing the student, argued that the school&rsquo;s actions violated his First Amendment rights. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit upheld the school&rsquo;s decision in June, prompting ADF to seek a Supreme Court review.<\/p>\n<p>ADF Senior Counsel David Cortman contended that the school had infringed on the student&rsquo;s right to express a differing viewpoint. He emphasized that public schools cannot restrict speech simply because it does not align with their views on controversial topics such as gender identity.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel David Cortman speaks to members of the media. (Courtesy of ADF)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pope-francis-weighs-in-on-trump-harris-race-with-damning-words-that-may-give-voters-a-lot-to-think-about\/\" title=\"Pope Francis Weighs In on Trump-Harris Race with Damning Words That May Give Voters a Lot to Think About\">case isn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t about T-shirts; it&rsquo;s about a public school telling a middle-schooler that he isn&rsquo;t allowed to express a view that differs from their own. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/student-continues-fight-to-wear-there-are-only-two-genders-shirt-in-appeals-court\/\" title=\"Student fights to wear &#039;Two genders only&#039; shirt in appeals court\">school actively promotes<\/a> its view about gender through posters and &lsquo;Pride&rsquo; events, and it encourages students to wear clothing with messages on the same topic&mdash;so long as that clothing expresses the school&rsquo;s preferred views on the subject,&rdquo; Cortman <a href=\"https:\/\/adfmedia.org\/press-release\/student-asks-us-supreme-court-hear-his-free-speech-case\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said<\/a> in a press release.<\/p>\n<p>A federal district court in Massachusetts and the circuit court applied a &ldquo;novel legal standard and analysis&rdquo; to a case known as <em>Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District<\/em>, according to ADF&rsquo;s petition to the high court.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Tinker <\/em>case was a landmark decision in 1969 by former Chief Justice Earl Warren&rsquo;s court, recognizing the First Amendment rights of students in public schools.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This Court&rsquo;s review is urgently needed to reaffirm that&nbsp;<em>Tinker<\/em> protects &lsquo;unpopular ideas,&rsquo; public schools can&rsquo;t establish what is &lsquo;orthodox in &hellip; matters of opinion,&rsquo; and students aren&rsquo;t &lsquo;confined to the expression of &hellip; sentiments that are officially approved,&#8217;&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/adfmedialegalfiles.blob.core.windows.net\/files\/LM-PetitionForWritOfCertiorari.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>according<\/a> to the petition.<\/p>\n<p>The Supreme Court has, in recent years, waded into more thorny disputes surrounding heterosexual and LGBT content and messaging disputes.<\/p>\n<p>By a 6-3 vote last year in <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/1017131\/303-creative-web-designer-says-supreme-court-win-is-victory-for-each-and-every-one-of-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"303 Creative v. Elenis\">303 Creative v. Elenis<\/a><\/em>, the justices sided with a Colorado web designer who opposed same-sex marriage. She challenged the state&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scotus-to-decide-if-colorado-can-force-christian-website-designer-to-work-with-same-sex-couples\/\" title=\"SCOTUS to Decide if Colorado Can Force Christian Website Designer to Work with Same-Sex Couples\u00a0\">public accommodation law<\/a>, claiming that it forced her to create messages she opposed. This case was also represented by ADF.<\/p>\n<p>Later this term, the justices are slated to hear oral arguments in a case known as <em>Ohio v. Marlean Ames<\/em>, which involves a straight woman who sued the Ohio Department of Youth Services, her employer of 20 years, claiming she was denied promotions and demoted because of her sexual orientation.<\/p>\n<p>It is not immediately clear when the Supreme Court will respond to the case petitioned Wednesday, <em>L.M. v. Town of Middleborough<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It would take four justices to vote in favor of hearing the student&rsquo;s case for oral arguments.<\/p>\n<p>A representative for the school was not available for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1792056\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1792056\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Student challenges school dress code on gender shirt in court<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2633,"featured_media":2352824,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ADFshirtcase-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[5152,32311,5135,32275,42669],"class_list":["post-2352823","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-education","tag-free-speech","tag-student","tag-supreme-court","tag-two-genders"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ADFshirtcase-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2352823","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2633"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2352823"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2352823\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2352824"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2352823"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2352823"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2352823"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}