They declined to endorse a lower court decision that found that the First Amendment guarantee of free speech prohibited punishing students for what they say off campus. “The school’s regulatory interests remain significant in some off-campus circumstances,” Breyer wrote in the ruling.
So the Supreme Court actually weakened the lower court decision. Although Thomas dissented, I'm not sure anyone on the Supreme Court was that far apart on this decision.
They declined to endorse a lower court decision that found that the First Amendment guarantee of free speech prohibited punishing students for what they say off campus. “The school’s regulatory interests remain significant in some off-campus circumstances,” Breyer wrote in the ruling.
So the Supreme Court actually weakened the lower court decision. Although Thomas dissented, I'm not sure anyone on the Supreme Court was that far apart on this decision.