Ruling in Tullahoma case upholds free speech protections in Tennessee high schools

Ruling in Tullahoma case upholds free speech protections in Tennessee high schools

A recent ruling in the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee, in a years-long case gave a free speech win to high school students. (Illustration: Getty Images)Tullahoma, a small city on I-24 between Nashville and Chattanooga, may seem like an unlikely place for a big First Amendment challenge, but for several years one has played out there — and mid-January brought a victory for free speech among high school students. It all started…