The California Supreme Court refused in June to review a lower court decision to allow a student newspaper's lawsuit against the Board of Regents of the University of California, who claimed it was filed too late.
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Controversial bestiality article forces adviser out of position
A high school newspaper adviser in the small farming community of Stanwood will be teaching her classes from a cart beginning this fall, as punishment for letting a controversial article about bestiality run in the school paper.
Supreme Court decision could weaken states' attempts to ban alcohol ads
A recent Supreme Court decision raises doubt about the constitutionality of government restrictions on alcohol advertising in college newspapers.
Toledo judge finds university in violation of open meetings law
A trial court judge sided with a University of Toledo student and the local newspaper in his May decision to open the school's athletic director search committee meetings to the public.
'Butt licking' mistake draws $850,000 suit
A Virginia Tech official has filed an $850,000 libel lawsuit against the student newspaper for identifying her as the school's "director of butt licking."
Ad harassment suit settled
A high school student in Modesto, who claimed an ad in the school paper was intended to harass her, settled her case out of court earlier this year.
Court rules research records exempt from law
The Indiana Court of Appeals ruled in December that records kept by a state university on animal research are exempt from the state's public records act. Dr. Scott Robinson was denied information on an Indiana University animal research project.
Hofstra newspaper sued for 'truth' in sex assault story
Hofstra University's student newspaper asked a New York state court to dismiss a defamation lawsuit against it in June, claiming that writers accurately provided information on a sexual assault incident on campus.
Georgia Tech battles advertiser, AG's office
A fickle advertiser at Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) pursued a lengthy battle with the student newspaper over the paper's right to refuse their ad, and then withdrew the ad before it ran.
Calif. AG limits media access to schools, drops parental prior consent requirement
School administrators can place reasonable restrictions on the access rights of off-campus media to public schools, according to an opinion released by the state attorney general's office in June.