Bibliograph

BONG HiTS 4 JESUS, a perfect constitutional storm in Alaska's capital, James C. Foster

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BONG HiTS 4 JESUS, a perfect constitutional storm in Alaska's capital, James C. Foster

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references, bibliography (pages 321-348), and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

BONG HiTS 4 JESUS

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionariesbibliography

Oclc number

763205151

Responsibility statement

James C. Foster

Sub title

a perfect constitutional storm in Alaska's capital

Summary

In January 2002, for the first time, the Olympic Torch Relay visited Alaska on its way to the Winter Games. When the relay runner and accompanying camera cars passed Juneau-Douglas High School, senior Joseph Frederick and several friends unfurled a fourteen-foot banner reading ""BONG HiTS 4 JESUS."" An in-depth look at student rights within a public high school, this book chronicles the events that followed: Frederick's suspension, the subsequent suit against the school district, and, ultimately, the escalation of a local conflict into a federal case. Brought to life through interviews with th

Table Of Contents

Harmonic convergence in Juneau : [in]famous for fifteen minutes -- The tentative tinker rule -- From black armbands to colliding tubas -- A new century, a different court -- The Ninth Circuit weighs in -- No-so-brief battles, not such odd bedfellows -- "Up in smoke at the high court" -- Five takes on a single event -- Lost opportunities and failure of imagination

resource.variantTitle

Bong hits for Jesus

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