Commentary
By Gene Policinski
First Amendment Center
What do you think "Bong Hits 4 Jesus" means?
The U.S. Supreme Court heard March 19 from lawyers for former student Joseph Frederick, who says it means nothing – and for the Juneau-Douglas, Alaska, school system that suspended Frederick for displaying it on a banner, who say it’s drug-related and disruptive.
Whatever the meaning of the "slogan," or lack of one, the case is not about bongs or…
