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| Nicholas Lassonde | |
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| Court | United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit |
| Full case name | Lassonde v. Pleasanton Unified School District |
| Argued | 2003-01-17 2003 |
| Citation | 320 F.3d 979 |
| Holding | |
| There is no room in Cole for a public school to disclaim sectarian, proselytizing religious speech at a graduation ceremony. | |
| Laws applied | |
| Establishment Clause, California Constitution | |
Lassonde v. Pleasanton Unified School District[1] is a case about First Amendment freedoms and the separation between church and state. A student of Amador Valley High School claimed a violation of his first amendment right of speech when parts of his salutatorian speech were censored. The case went up to the US Court of Appeals.[2] This case is an important case in educational law concerning religious expression on school campuses.[3]
- ^ 320 F. 3d 979 (9th Cir. 2003)
- ^ "Supreme Court". Journal of Law and Education. 2004.
- ^ "Table of contents for The best interests of the student". catdir.loc.gov.