One big question about New Voices laws often comes up: How can a state law or local school policy โoverrideโ a U.S. Supreme Court decision like Hazelwood? Senior legal counsel Mike Hiestand provides the answer.
Category: New Voices
Students advocate for press freedom in PA capitol
Members of the New Voices Pennsylvania coalition traveled to the state capitol building in Harrisburg on June 25 to meet with several key legislators and their staff members to discuss student press freedom.
2024 New Voices Student Leaders Institute
Learn more about the 2024 New Voices Student Leaders Institute and meet the participants.
2024 New Voices Student Leaders Institute
Learn more about the 2024 New Voices Student Leaders Institute and meet the participants.
Guest Post: Donโt be afraid: Standing up for student press freedom is worth it
Ben Shapiro is a first-year at Northwestern University. In high school, he served as the editor-in-chief of The Spoke, Conestoga High Schoolโs student newspaper, and worked closely with the Student Press Law Center throughout his tenure. Shapiro is active with Pennsylvaniaโs New Voices movement. While interning at SPLC this summer, he reflected on the censorship he faced as a student journalist and why it was worth fighting.
Reflections from New Voices student leaders: Ava Leyba
The fifth annual New Voices Student Leadership Institute kicked off this year with a record number of states represented. Thirty-two students from 20 states joined SPLC staff members and special guest speakers to learn about the New Voices movement and how they could be leaders in their stateโs efforts toward student press freedom. During the… Continue reading Reflections from New Voices student leaders: Ava Leyba
Reflections from a New Voices student leader: Carina Nicodemus
The fifth annual New Voices Student Leadership Institute kicked off this year with a record number of states represented. Thirty-two students from 20 states joined SPLC staff members and special guest speakers to learn about the New Voices movement and how they could be leaders in their stateโs efforts toward student press freedom. During the… Continue reading Reflections from a New Voices student leader: Carina Nicodemus
Reflections from a New Voices student leader: Jennie-Kate Hannis
The fifth annual New Voices Student Leadership Institute kicked off this year with a record number of states represented. Thirty-two students from 20 states joined SPLC staff members and special guest speakers to learn about the New Voices movement and how they could be leaders in their stateโs efforts toward student press freedom. During the… Continue reading Reflections from a New Voices student leader: Jennie-Kate Hannis
New Voices coalitions reflect on gains, lessons of 2024
With most statesโ legislative sessions complete for this year, the Student Press Law Center asked several New Voices advocates to reflect on their experiences in 2024.
Smith: Near-passage leaves WI advocates frustrated, hopeful and wiser
Advocate Matthew Smith reflects on the accomplishments and lessons learned during the 2024 legislative season.