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SPLC urges the Ohio State Supreme Court to hear an appeal in Gibson Bros. Inc. v. Oberlin College

May 19, 2022May 20, 2022 Mike Hiestand

Read the Amicus Brief The Student Press Law Center joined the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and 16 other media companies and press advocacy groups in filing a brief urging the Ohio State Supreme Court to hear an appeal in Gibson Bros. Inc. v. Oberlin College. In March, an Ohio appellate court held… Continue reading SPLC urges the Ohio State Supreme Court to hear an appeal in Gibson Bros. Inc. v. Oberlin College

SPLC Seeking Organizing Associate

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May 17, 2022May 18, 2022 Student Press Law Center

About the Student Press Law Center: The Student Press Law Center (“SPLC”) is an independent, nonpartisan 501c(3) based in Washington, D.C. which works at the intersection of law, journalism and education to promote, support and defend the First Amendment rights of student journalists at the high school and college level. Founded in 1974, the Student… Continue reading SPLC Seeking Organizing Associate

SPLC urges Seminole County School Board to change policy

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May 13, 2022May 13, 2022 Student Press Law Center

Read the full letter SPLC sent to the Seminole County School Board urging them to adopt a new student media publications policy.

SPLC urges Seminole County School Board to change student media policy to prevent future censorship

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May 13, 2022May 13, 2022 Student Press Law Center

Read the full letter SPLC sent to the Seminole County School Board urging them to adopt a new student media publications policy to prevent future censorship in the district.

SPLC commends the reversal of censorship at Lyman High School in Florida

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May 11, 2022May 11, 2022 Student Press Law Center

SPLC commends the Seminole County School Board for rejecting the censorship of the Lyman High School yearbook and compromising with students.

Statement: Lyman High School yearbook censorship shows Florida needs to adopt New Voices legislation

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May 10, 2022May 11, 2022 Student Press Law Center

The censorship of the Lyman High School yearbook is an extreme misuse of power by Seminole County Public Schools administrators.

Censorious Attacks on Student Press Freedom: SPLC Co-Sponsors Panel at World Press Freedom Day Global Conference in Uruguay

Three young women of color sit on a panel behind a black table, behind them another young woman of color is projected on a screen

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May 6, 2022May 6, 2022 Alexis Mason

For World Press Freedom Day, the Student Press Law Center and PEN America co-sponsored a panel discussion at the UNESCO Global Conference.

Texas High School censors “legally clean” editorial

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May 5, 2022May 5, 2022 Student Press Law Center

High school students in Texas are fighting back against censorship of an editorial critiquing the school searching students' cars for drugs. SPLC attorneys say the story was well written and legally clean.

Censored Editorial: Students, not suspects

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May 5, 2022May 5, 2022 Doug Kyles, Tiger Times Editor-in-Chief

The Student Press Law Center is republishing this censored editorial in full after Texas High School removed it.

Texas High School censors “well written and legally clean” editorial about drug searching

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May 5, 2022May 19, 2022 Student Press Law Center

🧵High school students in Texas are fighting back against censorship of an editorial critiquing the school searching students' cars for drugs. SPLC attorneys say the story was well written and legally clean.