"Hate speech" and the First Amendment. Appellate court ruling in Novato High School (CA) case involving censorship of opinion column about illegal immigrants; ruling in Neuqua Valley High School (IL) "Be Happy, Not Gay" t-shirt case; Poway High School (CA) "Homosexuality is shameful" t-shirt case.
Category: Podcasts
April 2007 podcast: MySpace causes legal concerns
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Free press rights and responsibility. Greencastle Middle School (IN) case involving student criminally charged for content on MySpace.com; Hermitage High School (PA) principal files libel suit against students for MySpace.com postings; California Supreme Court denies teacher appeal in Palisades High School (CA) case involving lewd comments in underground student newspaper; student free press state legislation… Continue reading April 2007 podcast: MySpace causes legal concerns
March 2007 podcast: Supreme Court hears ‘bong hits’ case
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U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments in "Bong Hits 4 Jesus" case (Frederick v. Morse); amicus efforts in Frederick v. Morse; student free press state legislation updates (Washington, Oregon, Illinois, Michigan).
February 2007 podcast: First student free press bill introduced in Washington
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Topics: State student free press legislation. Washington state lawmaker introduces first combined high school/college free press bill in country; censorship of controversial flag photo at St. Francis High School (MN); Danbury High School (TX) censorship controversy over teen sex article.