Hazelwood School District et al. v. Kuhlmeier et al., was a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States

Supreme Court of the United States

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, which held that public school curricular student newspaper

Newspaper

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s that have not been established as forum

Forum (legal)

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s for student expression are subject to a lower level of First Amendment

First Amendment to the United States Constitution

The First Amendment to the United States Constitution is part of the Bill of Rights. The amendment prohibits the making of any law respecting an establishment of religion, impeding the free exercise of religion, abridging the freedom of speech, infringing on the freedom of the press, interfering...

 protection than independent student expression or newspapers established (by policy or practice) as forums for student expression.

The case was decided in favor of Hazelwood School District

Hazelwood School District

Hazelwood School District is a school district covering a large portion of north St. Louis County, Missouri, including the cities of Florissant, Hazelwood, Black Jack, Spanish Lake, Ferguson, Bellefontaine Neighbors, and Bridgeton....

, overruling a Court of Appeals

United States court of appeals

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 reversal of a District Court

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 ruling.