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panel that included Judges

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, Loretta A. Preska, and Debra Livingston. The case involved a student at Lewis S. Mills High School in

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who was barred from the student government after she called the superintendent and other school officials "douchebags" in a

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blog post written while off-campus that encouraged students to call an administrator and "piss her off more". Judge Livingston held that the district judge did not abuse his discretion in holding that the student's speech "foreseeably create a risk of substantial disruption within the school environment," which is the precedent in the Second Circuit for when schools may regulate off-campus speech On October 31, 2011, the

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declined to grant certiorari on Ms. Doninger's appeal.

Criticism

Although Sotomayor did not write this opinion, she has been criticized by some who disagree with it.

References

External links

* United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit cases Education in Hartford County, Connecticut 2008 in United States case law Student rights case law in the United States United States children's rights case law United States Free Speech Clause case law {{US-case-law-stub