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Author: Molly Cooke

You Don’t Have The Votes: Indiana New Voices Legislation Dies in Senate

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April 6, 2017December 4, 2018 Molly Cooke

A bill to protect the free expression rights of student journalists died unexpectedly in the Indiana Senate today.

Tagged Cure-Hazelwood, Indiana, legislation, new voices, recent-news

Texas senator introduces New Voices legislation

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March 21, 2017November 12, 2018 Molly Cooke

Just under the wire for the deadline to file bills for the Texas state legislature, Senator José Rodríguez, D-El Paso, submitted a bill that would grant free speech protection to student journalists in public schools.

Tagged Cure-Hazelwood, legislation, new voices, recent-news, Student Press, Texas

Private California university requests takedown of student news article

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March 17, 2017December 4, 2018 Molly Cooke

The Santa Clara, Santa Clara University’s namesake student newspaper, published an editorial detailing a recent incident of the publication’s censorship by the school’s administration. 

Tagged censorship, college newspaper, recent-news, Santa Clara, student newspaper, takedown

Indiana New Voices passes House by a wide margin, advances to Senate committee

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February 27, 2017November 12, 2018 Molly Cooke

A bill protecting the free expression rights of student journalists is awaiting action in a Senate committee, fortified by new co-sponsorship, after overwhelmingly passing the Indiana House.

Tagged recent-news

Federal rule change frees student journalists from Institutional Review Board requirements

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February 3, 2017December 4, 2018 Molly Cooke

Just before their exodus, joint departments of the Obama administration passed a rule clarifying the existing Federal Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects.

Tagged institutiional-review-board, IRB, recent-news

Update: New Voices meets voices of opposition in Vermont

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January 30, 2017December 4, 2018 Molly Cooke

Representatives of school administrators are seeking to soften proposed legal protections for students journalists in a bill making its way through the Vermont Senate.

Tagged legislation, new voices, recent-news, student free expression, student press rights, Vermont

Newspaper gets records hearing in sexual assault investigation of Utah State University

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January 26, 2017March 6, 2019 Molly Cooke

In a months-long records battle with Utah State University, Alex Stuckey of the Salt Lake Tribune said she considers her January 12 hearing with the Utah State Records Committee a “half-win” as they promise a result by mid-February.

Tagged FERPA, FOIA, police record, recent-news, Title IX, Utah, Utah STate University

Vermont introduces New Voices legislation, hears testimony in committee meeting

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January 17, 2017December 4, 2018 Molly Cooke

The introduction of Senate Bill 18 to the Vermont legislature on January 12 is only the latest attempt by Sen. Jeanette White, D-Windham, to codify press freedom for students in Vermont state law.

Tagged legislation, new voices, recent-news, Vermont

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