The Ohio high court had previously opened up police records at private universities, but denied the request for attorney fees or statutory damages.
Ohio Supreme Court denies attorney fees to former student journalist
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North Dakota: A catalyst for reform
The year 2009 had been a good one for journalism adviser Jeremy Murphy and his students. For the first time, West Fargo High School’s student newspaper was considered the best in North Dakota by a regional scholastic press group, and one student journalist was named the state’s best by the Journalism Education Association. However, in… Continue reading North Dakota: A catalyst for reform
SPLC files brief in support of restored attorney fees for student press advocate
Ronald McGuire, a lawyer who took on a student journalism press freedom case almost 18 years ago, is asking a federal appeals court to review en banc the decision over his attorney's fees.
Wisconsin New Voices advocate Linda Barrington
At the 2015 JEA/NSPA National Convention in Orlando, the students and educators shared their thoughts on student press and expression rights and the New Voices movement. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7-tveN4wG4
Steve Listopad
Steven Listopad, North Dakota State University PhD candidate, has been an assistant professor of Journalism and Mass Communication and Student Media Director at two North Dakota universities. He’s received honors from the Hefner Foundation, AEJMC, JEA, CMA and SCJ for his work with New Voices USA. His converged student media center at the University of… Continue reading Steve Listopad
Meeting with Heitkamp
N.D. senator favors national New Voices legislation
VALLEY CITY, N.D. -- Journalism professionals around the country in 2015 discussed with Sen. Heidi Heitkamp how to make the John Wall New Voices Act become national legislation. The North Dakota Legislature passed the act in April to protect high school and college student journalists and their advisers from direct and indirect censorship from school administrations.… Continue reading N.D. senator favors national New Voices legislation
Open-government advocates urge Montana court to release athlete disciplinary appeal records to author Krakauer
The best-selling author of Missoula is seeking access to files indicating why the state overturned a campus disciplinary board's findings in a high-profile sexual assault case involving a University of Montana athlete. But the state argues that granting Jon Krakauer's request will put the state in violation of federal privacy laws and place $263 million in federal funding at risk.
Freedom of Information FAQs
The Student Press Law Center answers your most frequently asked questions about open records and open meetings.
UCSD student government defunds student media, including controversial satirical site The Koala
The University of California-San Diego student government defunded all 13 student media outlets in a targeted move at the controversial and often-offensive publication The Koala.