Case 1 Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier (1988) School Principal of Hazelwood school Editor Cathy Kuhlmeier and 2 other students The school “Spectrum” newspaper, written a edited by students, was not allowed to publish several pages because two articles were deemed inappropriate by the school principal.

This case came to the USSC to decide whether a school newspaper was a “public forum” protected by the full reach of the 1st Amendment.   Question - Does the school have the right to exercise control over what is published in a school newspaper? This case is important because it decides the right of students speech as control by the school principal. The Supreme Court decides in favor of the school saying that the principal had the right to “Reasonable Restrictions” on students’ speech in a school setting. School is not a “public forum.”

Case 2 GRISWOLD v. CONNECTICUT(1965) Griswold was the Executive Director of the Planned Parenthood League of Connecticut. Both she and the Medical Director for the League gave information, instruction, and other medical advice to married couples concerning birth control. Griswold and her colleague were convicted under a Connecticut law which criminalized the provision of counselling, and other medical treatment, to married persons for purposes of preventing conception.

Question - Does the Constitution protect the right of married people to use birth control when it is against the law in their home state? Concerns Amendment 9: Implied Rights beyond the Constitution Implications: Freedom to decides whether or not you have a baby or whether the state limits your access to birth control.