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Kentucky AG seeks to intervene in WKU, KSU lawsuits

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March 10, 2017December 4, 2018 Conner Mitchell

Kentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear is joining two student newspapers in fighting back against their colleges’ attempts to withhold public records of investigations into sexual harassment complaints.

Tagged FERPA, FOIA, Kentucky, lawsuit, recent-news, Title IX

Judge dismisses “trial of the [expletive] century” between The Koala and UC-San Diego

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March 10, 2017December 4, 2018 James Hoyt

A district court in California has thrown out a lawsuit filed by The Koala, a satirical campus publication, against University of California-San Diego administrators and student government.

Tagged California, dismissal, Koala, lawsuit, recent-news

University of Michigan sued after 106 day delay for four emails

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March 8, 2017December 4, 2018 James Hoyt

The Mackinac Public Policy Center, a Michigan policy nonprofit, is suing the University of Michigan over a delay in receiving emails from university president Mark Schlissel containing the word “Trump.” 

Tagged lawsuit, Michigan, open records, recent-news

Arizona New Voices passes House Education Committee, now one step closer to becoming law

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March 8, 2017December 4, 2018 Conner Mitchell

In a 10-1 bipartisan vote Monday, the Arizona House Education Committee advanced New Voices legislation that would grant student journalists in the state freedom from administrative censorship.

Tagged Arizona, legislation, new voices, recent-news

With open records, UC-Berkeley paper show how a little patience can yield big results

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March 7, 2017November 12, 2018 James Hoyt

Last week, the Daily Californian at the University of California-Berkeley dropped a bombshell report: about one third of University of California system employees found to be in violation of sexual misconduct policy between 2013 and 2016 were still present on UC campuses.

Tagged blog, Blogroll, California, open records, recent-news, Title IX

California Supreme Court opens personal communications on public matters to open records requests

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March 6, 2017September 5, 2018 Conner Mitchell

The California Supreme Court on Thursday ruled unanimously that employee writings conducted about public business on personal accounts are subject to the state Open Records Act.

Tagged blog, Blogroll, California, open records, recent-news

Washington New Voices clears state Senate with strong bipartisan support

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March 3, 2017December 4, 2018 Conner Mitchell

New Voices legislation is one step closer to becoming law in Washington state after senators voted Thursday to move the bill on to the House of Representatives.

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

Experts say Indiana’s private university police transparency law has no teeth

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March 3, 2017December 4, 2018 James Hoyt

Margaret Hynds, editor in chief of the Notre Dame Observer, noticed last November that HB 1019, a law former Indiana governor Mike Pence signed, classified private university police departments as public agencies.

Tagged Indiana, Notre Dame Security Police Department, open records, private university police, recent-news, university-police-records

Nursing student removed from program over Facebook posts seeks Supreme Court review

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February 27, 2017September 5, 2018 Jessica Kelham-Hohler

A case that began with a series of Facebook posts and reached a court ruling that challenged First Amendment protections for students on social media is now making its way to the Supreme Court.

Tagged blog, Blogroll, discipline for social-media posts, Keefe v. Adams et al, off-campus social-media use, recent-news, Supreme Court, SupremeCourt

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

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