Volume XXV
Issue
1
Date
2023

Say Gay: Why H.B. 1557 is an Unconstitutional Infringement on Minors' First Amendment Right to Receive Information

by Caroline Lester

The Supreme Court has historically overlooked the right to receive information in its free speech jurisprudence. But children have clear First Amendment rights in school, including the right to hear. By grounding its argument in the liberty model of free speech, this Note makes a case for how laws like Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill can be challenged in court. Finally, it illustrates why an outright ban on discussing sexual and gender identity in elementary school classrooms is a violation of kids’ right to receive information.

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