Four student athletes who were kicked off their high school football team after circulating a petition critical of their coach filed an appeal Friday for the U.S. Supreme Court to hear their case.
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Bills advance in Calif. to protect advisers, ensure access to records
A bill to protect journalism advisers was unanimously passed by the California Assembly Judiciary Committee Tuesday.
Calif. paper that ran flag-burning photo, editorial shut down
A high school newspaper in Redding is facing thechopping block after students chose to publish a photo of a burning flag and aneditorial about freedom of expression in the paper's last issue of the schoolyear.
School board considers new policies for Vt. high school paper
Concerns for student privacy have evolved into adiscussion on how best to oversee the student newspaper at Middlebury Union HighSchool.
Calif. paper reaches deal with principal who confiscated copies
Student editors at Eureka High School will not be permitted to reprint the April issue of the Redwood Bark -- which the principal ordered removed from the racks three days after it was published -- but they will be included in the reformation of school publication policies.
Minn. middle school student's suit alleges censorship of pro-life T-shirts
A mother in Minnesota filed a lawsuit against Hutchinson Middle School Tuesday arguing the administration violated her 12-year-old son's First Amendment rights by directing him to refrain from wearing T-shirts bearing anti-abortion messages.
Mass. school settles case over censored conservative posters
A federal free-speech lawsuit between aformer Hudson High School student and the district settled almost three yearsafter administrators censored a conservative club's posters, the RutherfordInstitute announced today.