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L.B. v. Simpson County School District

When Lydia Booth went to school wearing her favorite 'Jesus Loves Me' mask, she just wanted to share the love of Jesus with those around her.
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Officials at a school in the Simpson County School District in Mississippi prohibited a 3rd-grade student from wearing a face mask with the message “Jesus Loves Me” on it.

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Joint Stipulation of Dismissal with Prejudice
1/25/2023
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Complaint
11/2/2020

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Michael Ross
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Michael Ross serves as legal counsel for the Center for Academic Freedom with Alliance Defending Freedom
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Tyson Langhofer
Tyson Langhofer
Senior Counsel, Director of Center for Academic Freedom
Tyson Langhofer serves as senior counsel and director of the Center for Academic Freedom with Alliance Defending Freedom.
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