Quotes by Michael Steinberg

“We hoped the prior case would take care of the problem, but the State Police continued to enforce the state law. The purpose of this case is to solve the problem across the state.”

“a kind of lightness and grace that was in the music-making.”

“My view and the ACLU view on suppression of political speech in school is that the public schools have a pointed responsibility to prepare students to think critically and participate in our democracy,”

“ACLU opposes dress codes -- we believe students have a right of free expression, a part of which is expressing their individuality through the clothes that they wear. And parents can control the clothes their children wear, but it should not be a matter that the state dictates.”

“Its a bodily search. Its an invasive search. In the United States of America, the government cant search a persons body without the permission of the court.”

“This was a terribly humiliating incident for her, and she felt like she was forced to choose between her religious beliefs and her classmates.”