Student journalists in Pennsylvania are contesting a proposed policy they believe would force censorship of their award-winning student newspaper.
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Principal drops suit against MySpace after students come forward for making fake profile
An Alaska high school principal has dropped a lawsuit against MySpace to determine who created a fake profile page in her name after the students who made the Web site confessed.
Md. media adviser's contract not renewed after students fail to meet with officials over stories
A Maryland university refused to renew a student media adviser's contract after students did not come forward with information they used in a series of stories detailing the misuse of student funds.
Campus Progress national conference discusses the changing world of journalism
This week I attended the Campus Progress National Conference, where panelists and guest speakers weighed in on some issues surrounding media and student press.Campus Progress, part of the Center for American Progress, works to help young people, including journalists, speak out on the issues they care about.
Important questions need to be answered about Sotomayor’s position on student speech rights
When Judge Sonia Sotomayor takes her seat for her confirmation hearing before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday, she will have the opportunity to set right a terrible mistake that threatens to undermine the safety of student journalists.Last year, Judge Sotomayor signed her name to an ill-considered ruling that significantly expanded high schools’ authority to punish students’ speech – even off-campus speech on personal time.
Web site operator liable for encouraging third-party publication of illicit content to its site
Federal law has been interpreted as protecting the operators of Web sites from liability for content posted by unrelated third parties – like commenters on Web site bulletin boards – but even that broad grant of immunity has its outer limits.Last week, a federal appeals court ruled that a company offering access to people’s private telephone records could not hide behind the liability shield of the Communications Decency Act (a/k/a Section 230) by claiming to be no more than a conduit for information gathered by third parties.
Ky. student sues anonymous poster over allegedly defamatory comments on paper's Web site
A Kentucky college student is suing an unknown person who posted comments about her on a local newspaper's Web site and asking the paper to reveal the poster's identity.
Welcome to the SPLC Blog — and a reminder of what Independence Day is all about
"Press" is in our name, but the Student Press Law Center has always been about freedom of expression in all vehicles, and you are viewing the latest: the SPLC Blog, a collection of news, notes and observations about issues impacting the media and student rights.The holiday we observe at this weekend's weenie roasts and half-off sales is all about freedom from an overbearing and unresponsive government.