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Recent News
How Olivia Brunsting & Caroline Christensen uncovered their school’s poor support system for RAs
Student journalists Olivia Brunsting & Caroline Christensen shared more about their investigative story, “R(A)eality of Being an RA.”
Can jokes be defamatory?
In this Legal Question of the Week, SPLC experts discuss whether jokes published in student media can be deemed defamatory or not.
West Virginia Protects Student Press Freedom
West Virginia adopted the Student Journalist Press Freedom Protection Act, becoming the 17th New Voices state!