The Supreme Court recently heard the case Morse v. Frederick, more commonly known as the "Bong Hits 4 Jesus" case, concerning former Juneau-Douglas High School student Joseph Frederick. Frederick held a 14 foot sign that read "Bong Hits 4 Jesus" across the street from the school as the 2002 Olympic was passing by. The principal of the school, Deborah Morse, immediately seized the sign and went on to punish Frederick with a 10-day suspension. Though the incident happened off school property, Morse believed the banner was disruptive, religiously offensive and went directly against the school's anti-drug mission by promoting marijuana.

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