C-SPAN Cities Tour - Bend: James Foster "Bong Hits 4 Jesus"

Learn about Morse v. Frederick, the Supreme Court case that tackled free speech in an American high school from James Foster, a political science professor at Oregon State University -- Cascades. In January 2002, as the Olympic torch was being carried down the main street of Juneau, Alaska, Juneau-Douglas High School senior Joseph Frederick, along with his friends, unraveled a banner reading "BONG HITS 4 JESUS." The principle, Deborah Morse, ordered Frederick immediately take down the banner. He refused saying that Morse was violating his First Amendment rights. What followed was a series of lawsuits that eventually made it to the U.S. Supreme Court. In his book, "Bong Hits 4 Jesus," Foster lays out the timeline of the case as well as examines the boundaries of free speech in a high school setting.