A Student Suspended from a Public School for Wearing a T-Shirt

question 3

Multiple Choice

A student suspended from a public school for wearing a T-shirt promoting drug use appeals her suspension to a federal district court on First Amendment grounds. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) files a brief with the court in support of the student's appeal. In this case, the ACLU is a/an ________.

• A) petitioner
• B) defendant
• C) respondent
• D) amicus curiae
• E) plaintiff

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