Legal Opinion
Bowler v. Town of Hudson
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided October 4, 2007No. Civil Action 05-11007-PBSPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
SARIS, District Judge.
I. Introduction
Plaintiffs, 1 who are present or former students of Hudson High School (“HHS”), allege that defendants unlawfully censored their speech by taking down posters advertising the HHS Conservative Club in violation of their First Amendment rights. 2 The posters listed the website address for a national organization of high school conservative clubs, which in turn contained a link to another website hosting graphic video footage of hostage beheadings in Iraq and Afghanistan. The link to the videos was accompanied by a warning. Defendants…
2Cases cited46 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Malley v. BriggsSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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