You are asked to research the validity of a New York statute that bars high school students from wearing t-shirts bearing antigovernment slogans. Your case is pending in the state court of New York. Rank the following authorities and list whether each is a primary binding, primary persuasive, or secondary authority.

a. the New York statute in question

b. the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment regarding free speech

c. a U.S. Supreme Court case that prohibits states from banning the wearing of symbols by high school students because such a ban violates the U.S. Constitution

d. a case decided by the highest court in New York that holds that the statute is invalid

e. a California case involving an identical statute adopted in California that holds that the statute is valid

f. an encyclopedia entry that states that such bans are invalid

g. a newspaper article in The National Law Journal that predicts that the U.S. Supreme Court will invalidate the New York statute

h. Which authorities would you use in a legal memorandum you are writing for an attorney and why?