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After half a year of censorship, The Pegasus student newspaper at Chugiak High School has secured school support for a free student press.

When a Bassett High student wrote and distributed a letter criticizing his principal, administrators threatened expulsion. In response, a U.S. district judge called the school's response "draconian" and issued a temporary restraining order against the school.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In a landmark victory for on-line speech rights, the Supreme Court today ruled unanimously to strike down two provisions of the 1996 Communications Decency Act (CDA), which banned the transmission of "obscene or indecent" messages over the Internet to anyone under the age of 18.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuitrecently heard oral argument in the case involving a formerVirginia Polytechnic Institute student who claims she was discriminatedagainst by the school when they handled her alleged rape behind closeddoors.

A recent ruling of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit raises new questions concerning the strength of state student free expression statutes and student control over the content of student publications.

Gov. Jim Edgar (R) may be close to signing an amendment to the state's School Code that would guarantee greater rights for high school student journalists in the state.

The student newspaper at Sumner High School in Tacoma won a First Amendment battle when the school board rejected a proposal to ban family planning advertisements in student publications.

A trial date set for a suit against the Board of Regents of the University of California and Gov. Pete Wilson has been pushed back several months in order to allow time to hear testimony from the regents.