A student who set up a Facebook page to complain about her teacher -- and was later suspended -- had every right to do so under the First Amendment, a federal magistrate has ruled. The ruling not only allows Katherine Evans' suit against the principal to move forward, it could set a precedent in cases involving speech and online social networking, experts say. In 2007, Evans, then a high school honors student, created a page on the popular social networking site where she vented about "the worst teacher I've ever met."
February 17, 2010 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
A student who set up a Facebook page to complain about her teacher — and was later suspended — had every right to do so under the First Amendment, a federal magistrate has ruled.
The ruling not only allows Katherine “Katie” Evans’ suit against the principal to move forward, it could set a precedent in cases involving speech and social networking on the Internet, experts say.
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