Sam Sophomore is suing the school board of Small Town, Iowa, for suspending him because he held up a sign at a pep rally denouncing war. He claims that his right of free speech under the First Amendment to the U. S. Constitution was violated. He cannot file suit in federal district court in Iowa, because he and the defendant school board members are all citizens of Iowa. True or false?

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Maria Page

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7 January, 05:04

Sam Sophomore is suing the school board of Small Town, Iowa, for suspending him because he held up a sign at a pep rally denouncing war. He claims that his right of free speech under the First Amendment to the U. S. Constitution was violated. He cannot file suit in federal district court in Iowa, because he and the defendant school board members are all citizens of Iowa. True or false?

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Vanessa Mcfarland · Answer 1

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Sam Sophomore is suing the school board of Small Town, Iowa, for suspending him because he held up a sign at a pep rally denouncing war. He claims that his right of free speech under the First Amendment to the U. S. Constitution was violated. He cannot file suit in federal district court in Iowa, because he and the defendant school board members are all citizens of Iowa. True or false?

Sam can sue the school board of Small Town Iowa because his suspension based on his activism is a violation of freedom of speech and expression under the first Amendment Dec 15 1791

The First Amendment protect the basic right of all citizen irrespective of their States and this basic right include freedom of speech, right to assembly, freedom of the press etc

Faultier of the First Amendment are trial at Federal courts hence Sam under his legal right can sue the board members since the encroachment of his right laid under the Federal judiciary.