SPLC experts explain a recent case which determined that charter school students' rights are protected as they are in public schools.
Are charter school student journalists protected by the Constitution?
Author: Mike Hiestand
Who is liable for AI-generated content?
In this Legal Question of the Week, SPLC experts address if student media are liable for AI-generated content they publish.
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.
My student publication received an open records request seeking information from us. What do we do?
In this Legal Question of the Week, SPLC experts share guidance on how to respond if your student newsroom receives an open records request.
How do TikTok bans affect my student newsroom?
In this Legal Question of the Week, SPLC experts explain what recent TikTok bans mean for student newsrooms that utilize the app.
I just got a bill for a Creative Commons photo we used. What gives?
In this Legal Question of the Week, SPLC attorneys explain why you may get charged for using a Creative Commons photo if you don't carefully read the license.
SPLC urges the Ohio State Supreme Court to hear an appeal in Gibson Bros. Inc. v. Oberlin College
Read the Amicus Brief The Student Press Law Center joined the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and 16 other media companies and press advocacy groups in filing a brief urging the Ohio State Supreme Court to hear an appeal in Gibson Bros. Inc. v. Oberlin College. In March, an Ohio appellate court held… Continue reading SPLC urges the Ohio State Supreme Court to hear an appeal in Gibson Bros. Inc. v. Oberlin College
Illinois College Campus Press Act
The Illinois Campus College Press Act protects campus media from censorship.
Can students take photos of other students in school without their knowledge?
Every week, Student Press Law Center attorneys answer a frequently asked question about student media law in “Legal Question of the Week.” Q: So, there's a new Instagram trend of photographing and posting pictures of people without their knowledge (or permission) and a number of such IG accounts have cropped up about our school. The… Continue reading Can students take photos of other students in school without their knowledge?
Can we use a student’s preferred name in the yearbook?
Every week, Student Press Law Center attorneys answer a frequently asked question about student media law in “Legal Question of the Week.” Q: I work on our yearbook and historically we have used students' legal names to accompany their yearbook photos. Increasingly, however, students have asked that we use a different “preferred” name, often to reflect… Continue reading Can we use a student’s preferred name in the yearbook?