Tuesday came with a flurry of activity for states considering New Voices press freedom bills, including Vermont, Rhode Island and Missouri.
Super Tuesday: New Voices Edition
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Arizona case demonstrates student journalists should be mindful of court recording rules
Experts are disputing an Arizona judge’s order to journalism students to delete audio recordings of a sentencing hearing.
Supreme Court declines to hear free speech case
The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to hear a case that would have set precedent for student speech freedoms on social media.
Newspapers disappear from Virginia Tech campus after story updating murder trial
Somewhere between 900 to 1,200 newspapers were stolen from the Virginia Tech campus last week after a seemingly routine update to a local murder trial involving two former university students.
Bringing the receipts: A response to the call for stories of student press censorship in Texas with Rachel Dearinger
New Voices of Texas page asked for stories of censorship students and advisers have faced in the Longhorn State, and Rachel Dearinger responded.
U.S. District Court affirms First Amendment right to complain in rejecting motion to dismiss former student's complaint
A case in Virginia has provided a welcome stand against retaliation for students exercising their First Amendment rights. On March 30, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia rejected a motion to dismiss by the defendants in Deegan v. Moore, finding that student Jennifer Deegan had been well within her rights to… Continue reading U.S. District Court affirms First Amendment right to complain in rejecting motion to dismiss former student's complaint
Rhode Island joins the race with New Voices bills in House and Senate
Two bills introduced in both the Rhode Island House of Representatives and Senate look to defend student journalists’ freedom of speech in school-sponsored and independent media.
Numerous supporters testify in favor of New Voices bill in Washington
A number of students, advisers and advocates testified in support of a New Voices bill during a Washington House Judiciary Committee meeting Feb. 14.
Student body president at University of Pittsburgh declares support for student newspaper
The student newspaper at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown will keep its student government-allocated funding despite student-led efforts to eliminate the paper’s subsidies.
Nevada New Voices bill looks to add on to existing free speech rights
The rights of Nevada’s student journalists could get a boost if a New Voices bill just filed in the state legislature can make it to the governor’s desk.