Question

At a school assembly, a student made a nominating speech for another student. In his speech, the student used obscene and sexually explicit language. The school suspended the student for two days for using such language. The student claimed that his 1st Amendment rights had been violated.

Required:
How did the Supreme Court rule on the case?

Answer 1

The First Amendment applies only to governmental action. So it's only governmental action that we can address using the First Amendment, including applying it to the states through the 14th Amendment of the Constitution.