Avery Doninger was disqualified by officials at Lewis Mills High School ("LMHS"), in Burlington, Connecticut, from running for senior class secretary after posting on her weblog a "vulgar and misleading message about the supposed cancellation" of a school event called "Jamfest".  Doninger and her mother sued to force LMHS to allow her to run for secretary, which was denied by a U.S. district court (See School Law Notes, November 21, 2007). They appealed the decision, but the Second Circuit Court of Appeals held that Doninger's constitutional rights were not violated when LMHS officials decided to punish her for her speech even though it was posted off-campus. Doninger v
Niehoff, __ F3d __ (CA 2, 2008).