Editor in chief John Tedesco and three other top editors quit working for Logos at the University of the Incarnate Word as a protest over censorship of the paper.
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Reporter uses law to force opening of records after Univ. of New Hampshire student's death
After a reporter for a community newspaper confronted the University of New Hampshire with a state Freedom of Information Act request, administrators listened to their lawyers.
Unofficial student paper not welcome
Alternative student newspapers are not welcome at the College of the Ozarks, and Pat Nolan found out the hard way.
SPLC director to teach press law workshops for high school advisers
SPLC Executive Director Mark Goodman will be teaching two college-credit classes on press law for high school publication advisers and journalism teachers this summer. The courses are intended for those active or prospective advisers who want to learn more about media law as it relates to high school publications and who are interested in receiving graduate credit for state certification or school advancement purposes.
Bill would amend campus crime laws
The sponsor of a bill that would amend a seven-year-old campus crime law says colleges need to be made accountable for the crimes committed on their campuses.
Congress introduces free speech law
As single-sex organizations such as fraternities and sororities become increasingly unpopular on politically correct campuses, some universities have been taking measures to restrict students' rights to free association by suspending students and withholding federal grants and loans.
When the medium determines the freedom old-fashioned censorship is often the result
Part of our mission at the Student Press Law Center is to relay the stories of student journalists and advisers who are frustrated by censorship.
Newspaper must open business records
A state district court judge has decided that the public has a right to see the business records of the student newspaper at Iowa State University.
Newspaper thefts spark new solutions
In recent years, the Student Press Law Center has heard from hundreds of student publications that have had problems with newspaper theft.
Adoption, egg donor and surrogacy advertisements
A guide for college publications that run, or want to run, advertisements about adoption, egg donation and surrogacy.