Court of Appeals affirms lower court’s preliminary injunction, blocking the student’s suspension. Writing for the Court, Judge Lynch found, the school, “is not permitted to punish a student merely because her speech causes argument on a controversial topic.”

“While this ban is a major victory for Portland’s residents, it could have been even stronger if the City Council had passed Councilor Ali’s more robust version," said Michael Kebede, policy counsel for the ACLU of Maine.