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Supreme Court rejects appeal over Michigan school's ban on ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ sweatshirts

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The Supreme Court won't hear a challenge to a West Michigan school district's ban on shirts with the phrase “Let’s Go Brandon.”

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  1. MS Now

    Supreme Court declines to review ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ school speech case (opens MS Now)

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    The First Amendment issue divided Trump-appointed appellate judges.

  2. The Hill

    Supreme Court declines to take up school ban on ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ shirts (opens The Hill)

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    The Supreme Court will not hear a dispute over whether a Michigan public school district can bar students from wearing clothing emblazoned with “Let’s Go Brandon," a popular conservative slogan used to mock former President Biden.

  3. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Supreme Court declines First Amendment case of students forced to remove ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ sweatshirts (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up a First Amendment appeal from two middle school students who were ordered to remove sweatshirts emblazoned with the words “Let’s Go Brandon,” steering clear of a case that could have clarified the power schools have to polic…

  4. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Supreme Court rejects appeal over Michigan school ban on ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ sweatshirts (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    The Supreme Court is rejecting an appeal from a Michigan woman challenging a school district’s ban on shirts with the phrase “Let’s Go Brandon.”

  5. Courthouse News Service

    ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ sweatshirt ban won’t get Supreme Court airing (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    A Michigan middle school warned that permitting students to wear clothing with lewd meanings couched in code could turn nurseries of democracy into nurseries of debauchery.

  6. WOOD TV8

    Supreme Court rejects appeal over Michigan school's ban on ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ sweatshirts (opens WOOD TV8)

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    The Supreme Court won't hear a challenge to a West Michigan school district's ban on shirts with the phrase “Let’s Go Brandon.”

  7. PBS NewsHour

    Supreme Court rejects Michigan woman's appeal over school's ban on 'Let's Go Brandon' sweatshirts (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    The mother of two boys says their First Amendment rights were violated when they were told to take off the sweatshirts she bought them for Christmas in 2022.

  8. Bridge Michigan

    Supreme Court rejects appeal over Michigan school’s ban on ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ shirts (opens Bridge Michigan)

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    Michigan mom argued her sons' First Amendment rights were violated when their school banned 'Let's Go Brandon' shirts -- a coded reference to profanity aimed at then-President Joe Biden.

  9. New York Post

    Supreme Court won’t hear case of students banned from wearing ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ shirts (opens New York Post)

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    An appeals court had ruled a Michigan school district could ban the anti-Joe Biden apparel due the slogan's vulgar subtext.

  10. Newsweek

    Supreme Court Refuses to Hear 'Let's Go Brandon' Apparel School Ban Case (opens Newsweek)

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    Students were forced to take off their "Let's Go Brandon" shirts because they were deemed vulgar.

  11. SCOTUSblog

    Court declines to hear cases on “Let’s Go Brandon” sweatshirts, felons’ Second Amendment rights, COVID-19 vaccine mandates, and other notable issues (opens SCOTUSblog)

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    Before the justices took the bench on Monday for the first oral arguments of the 2026-27 term, the Supreme Court issued a list of orders from the justices’ private conference on Sept. 28, where they considered petitions for review that built up during the summer recess.

  12. NOTUS

    Supreme Court Rejects Appeal Over School's Ban on ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ Sweatshirts (opens NOTUS)

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    Lower courts found the prohibition on the veiled vulgarity didn't violate the First Amendment.

  13. Just the News

    Supreme Court rejects request to hear case of school district banning 'Let's Go Brandon' sweatshirts (opens Just the News)

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    The request was made by a Michigan mother who says the ban is a First Amendment violation.

  14. PJ Media

  15. Breitbart News

    Supreme Court Won't Hear Case of Students Banned from Wearing 'Let's Go Brandon' Sweatshirts (opens Breitbart News)

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    The Supreme Court declined Monday to hear an appeal from two Michigan middle school students barred from wearing “Let’s Go Brandon” sweatshirts, leaving a lower-court ruling in place that the slogan could be prohibited as vulgar speech. The justices gave

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