The First Amendment of the Bill of Rights and the Washington State Constitution protect the right not to stand during the Pledge of Allegiance or the National Anthem, for any reason, or no reason at all. We have assembled a collection of resources for Administrators, Teachers, Parents, and Students on racial justice, free speech, and student rights.
This case asks whether Washington violated the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment when it followed a state law forbidding the use of public funds for theology degrees
Solis Diaz’s PRP argues that his extensive term-of-years sentence is the functional equivalent of a juvenile life without parole (JLWOP) sentence, and is therefore unconstitutional under the U.S. and Washington State Constitutions.
In June 2012, the United States Supreme Court struck down mandatory life without possibility of parole sentences when imposed on individuals convicted of committing murder while under age 18 (referred to herein as JLWOP sentences).