Student Press Law Center Legal Hotline

Welcome to SPLC’s legal hotline! Our legal team is committed to helping you find the answers you need to address your student-media-related legal questions and concerns. The hotline is free and we answer every query.

If the matter is urgent and time sensitive, for example, if you’ve been threatened with a lawsuit or are facing imminent censorship, please indicate so on the form. We do our best to respond to urgent matters in one business day and non-urgent matters within three business days. Please note that we are closed on weekends and federal holidays. If you have technical trouble or need special accommodation, contact us at (202) 785-5450.

SPLC Hotline

SPLC Hotline

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