TEXAS ? A student who sued his school district after he was scolded for writing a letter to the editor of the local paper has agreed to an out-of-court settlement.An agreement was reached after Crosbyton High School student Justin Latimer, his parents, school officials and their lawyers met on Monday.
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Appeals court rules Rutgers violated policy over alumni ad
NEW JERSEY ' A state appellate court ruled in August that Rutgers Magazine, an official employee-edited publication of Rutgers University, violated the First Amendment rights of an alumni group when it refused to print its advertisement.
Superintendent orders middle school paper to drop political ads
SOUTH CAROLINA ' A school district superintendent cited a policy prohibiting advertising in school publications when he held distribution of Gaffney Middle School's new student paper.
Colo. Supreme Court rejects ‘false-light’ claim
COLORADO ' Journalists in Colorado gained more protection against lawsuits resulting from mistakes in reporting.
In a 4-3 decision by the Colorado Supreme Court Sept.
Utah court rejects criminal libel statute; says ‘actual malice,’ falsity necessary
UTAH ' A 126-year-old statute that made libel a criminal act was ruled overly broad and unconstitutional in November by the Utah Supreme Court.
Fla. voters limit FOI exemptions in state
FLORIDA ' A state appeals court ruled this summer ruled that a law that restricts public access to autopsy photos in the state is constitutional.
Fla. court rules test an education record
FLORIDA ' A circuit court judge ruled in favor of a parent wishing to see her son's test booklet and answer sheet for a statewide standardized exam in September.
Judges orders MU to release audits to Star
MISSOURI ' A state district court judge has ruled in favor of The Kansas City Star in its pursuit of more than 500 internal audit records from the University of Missouri.
Talk show host granted Cornell biotech files
NEW YORK 'A former talk show host has been granted access to Cornell University records, which the private school had argued were not subject to state freedom of information laws.
A seven-judge panel for the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, unanimously ruled Jeremy Alderson had the right to view biotech records within the Cornell University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.