Megan O’Neill and Shilpa Coorg’s Article on Free Speech Case Published in Forbes

Megan O’Neill and Shilpa Coorg’s article on the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in favor of a former Pennsylvania cheerleader in a First Amendment case was published by Forbes on June 24, 2021. The piece examines the free speech issues surrounding a 2017 incident in which Brandi Levy was cut from her junior varsity team after criticizing the team and her school in a profane rant on social media. Additionally, the article discusses how this ruling could impact the scope of schools’ authority to regulate students’ off-campus behavior. 

The full article can be found below.

Cheerleader’s Profane Social Media Rant Against School Protected By First Amendment, Supreme Court Rules