


The Supreme Court this morning has officially refused to hear a case against a school system in Massachusetts after it banned a student multiple times for wearing a shirt that declared there are only two genders.
Here’s the news via Fox News:
The Supreme Court declined to hear a case involving a Massachusetts student who was banned from school for wearing a shirt criticizing the transgender movement on Tuesday.
The student, Liam Morrison, brought the case through his father and stepmother, Christopher and Susan Morrison. The plaintiffs argue Nichols Middle School violated his free speech rights when it banned him from wearing two T-shirts to school with the words “There are only two genders” and “There are [censored] genders” on the front.
Liam was sent home both times after he refused to change shirts. The school argued the shirts made his classmates feel unsafe, and a federal court agreed, saying the message was demeaning for transgender students.
The ruling leaves the case with a victory for the school system. According to Alliance Defending Freedom, who is representing Morrison and his parents, the 1st Circuit sided with the school:
In June, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit affirmed the school’s decision, prompting Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys, who represent the student, to ask the high court to review the case and rule that Nichols Middle School in Middleborough violated the First Amendment when it stopped the student from wearing his shirts to school.
I wish we knew which justices voted for turning away this case and which did not. This court has been a real hit-and-miss on important issues like this, and it doesn’t look like that’s going to change any time soon.