The Supreme Court today heard arguments in a First Amendment free-speech case from Juneau, Alaska where, as the Olympic tourch passed through town on its way to the 2002 winter games in Salt Lake City, a high school student unfurled a 14-foot banner proclaiming "Bong Hits 4 Jesus". The student, Joseph Frederick, who refused to take down the banner and was suspended from school for ten days, successfully sued the principal and school board. The sketch shows his attorney, Douglas K. Mertz, arguing before the Court.
LA Times coverage by David Savage (left foreground of my drawing) is here.
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