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Tyler Chase Harper V Poway Unified School Case Summary
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Tyler Chase Harper v. Poway Unified School District
445 F.3d 1166
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
April 20, 2006, as amended May 31, 2006

Facts:
Tyler Chase Harper, a high school sophomore, was sent to the principal’s office for violating the dress code. He was wearing a T-shirt which contained statements that disparaged the homosexual community. Chase filed suit in federal court claiming that the school violated his First Amendment rights to freedom of speech and religion, as well as rights protected by the Equal Protection and Due Process Clauses under the federal Constitution and the California Civil Code.
Chase asked the court for a preliminary injunction and the school asked
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