The Rutherford Institute is taking the case of a valedictorian's graduation speech to the U.S. Supreme Court.
The lawsuit involves Brittany McComb's speech at the 2006 Foothill High School graduation ceremony in Henderson, Nevada. John Whitehead heads The Rutherford Institute. "She was asked by school officials to talk about what was the most important thing in her life, and she wanted to mention her Christian beliefs -- and they told her she couldn't do that in her speech," he notes. "So the day of her speech came and she decided to do it, and just as she got one of the so-called 'God' words out and wanted to talk about Christ, the microphones were turned off by school officials." Whitehead says some members of the audience of 5,000 started jeering and shouting to turn the microphone back on for McComb. "She had been to Washington, DC, to study the Constitution. She knew her rights, and she was well-known for just being one of the finest students in the school," he points out. "And so many in the crowd knew who she was and wondered what had happened to her." Lower courts have sided with school officials, but Whitehead says there are free-speech rights that need to be decided by the nation's high court.
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