Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L.

141 S. Ct. 2038 · Decided June 23, 2021 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L. was decided on June 23, 2021 by a vote of 8–1. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Stephen G. Breyer wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “First Amendment, miscellaneous” in the First Amendment area.

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• CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
• Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2020
• Supreme Court of the United States — docket 20-255

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Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L.

SCDB identifiers: case 2020-057, docket 2020-057-01.

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