Alito slams appeals court over ‘cherry-picking’ First Amendment protections for students

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Justice Samuel Alito slammed an appeals court on Tuesday for its ruling in a student free speech case, which he said in a dissent “departed from the standard” the Supreme Court had set for similar First Amendment cases.

The Supreme Court, in a 7-2 order, denied a petition to hear a challenge to an appeals court ruling regarding a student who fought for his right to wear a provocative T-shirt to school.

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