Key TakeawaysA federal judge ruled that Shenandoah County's decision to name a high school after Confederate General Stonewall Jackson violates students' free speech rights, characterizing the name as a 'symbol of racial exclusion.'The Virginia NAACP, which filed the lawsuit, argued that requiring students to wear clothing emblazoned with the name constitutes compelled speech, thus infringing on their First Amendment rights.Judge Urbanski强调,尽管社区对这个名字的看法有所不同,但《第一修正案》可以防止强迫个人宣传他们拒绝的信息,尤其是与亲奴隶制和反黑情绪有关的信息。一所弗吉尼亚高中(Virginia High School)违反了学生在同盟国陆军通用斯通沃尔·杰克逊(Stonewall Jackson)命名的学生时侵犯了言论自由权,联邦法官最近裁定。在2020年,学校董事会将名字改为“山景”。弗吉尼亚州立大学(Virginia NAACP)成功地争辩说,要求学生在课外活动期间穿着“斯通沃尔·杰克逊将军”的衣服等于“强迫演讲”。迈克尔·乌尔巴斯基(Michael Urbanski)在他的9月9日在他的9月9日写下了“种族排斥”的名字“种族排斥”。 He is a retired judge, originally appointed by President Barack Obama.“The name ‘Stonewall Jackson’ is uniquely expressive, not only in light of this lengthy historyof Confederate symbolism, but specifically in light of the 2024 School Board’s decision toreinstate the name so soon after that very body had unanimously declared that the nameconveyed a message endorsing the Confederacy, slavery, and racial exclusion,” Judge Urbanski写道。 “尽管该记录包含证据,表明雪兰多厄县社区成员不同意'Stonewall Jackson'这个名字传达的信息的性质,这是Con