The student senate at Western Washington University on Wednesday voted down a resolution designed to compel student media to change online archives if alumni found content that damaged their professional reputation.Last week, the student senate heard from members of WWU’s student media arguing the proposal infringed on their First Amendment rights and was otherwise ineffective because student government does not oversee student publications.Of 11 senators, none voted for the proposal.
News
SPLC, CBI ask Supreme Court to void 'vague' FCC broadcast indecency regulations
The Student Press Law Center, a nonprofit advocate for the First Amendment rights of the student media, joined College Broadcasters, Inc., in urging the U.S. Supreme Court Thursday to strike down the Federal Communications Commission’s policy of fining broadcasters for “fleeting expletives,” saying that the policy is forcing student broadcasters to censor themselves unnecessarily.
Wash. appeals court to hear Puyallup student newspaper case
Fouryears after students at a Washington high school sued their school district forinvasion of privacy over a student newspaper story, an appeals court is set tohear their case in January.
Three years later, 'Julius RIP' T-shirt case headed to trial
Thetwo-year legal saga stemming from a Nebraska high school’s actions to curb whatit claimed was “gang-related” speech will proceed to the courtroom after ajudge denied the school district’s motion for dismissal Tuesday.
Judge sides with Calif. school that told students to take off American flag shirts
ThreeCalifornia high school students who donned American flag T-shirts for Cinco deMayo presented a possible “substantial disruption,” and school officials werewithin their authority to ask them to remove the shirts, a judge ruled Tuesday.
Iowa court finds state's anti-Hazelwood law provides broad protection
An Iowa appeals court ruled Wednesday in favor of a former newspaper adviser who was reprimanded by his school, in the first case testing a post-Hazelwood student free expression law.
Editor: Hundreds of newspapers stolen at Texas A&M-Kingsville
Littlemore than a year after a similar incident on its sister campus, the staff of The South Texan at Texas A&M atKingsville is reeling from the theft of nearly 400 newspapers.
TRANSPARENCY TUESDAY: Public schools, private profit — charter school operators must obey state disclosure laws
Charter schools may operate in a public/private twilight zone when it comes to obeying state education regulations, but when it comes to open-records and open-meetings laws, these publicly funded entities must be publicly accountable, an Ohio judge's recent ruling reaffirms.In an October 2011 opinion, Ohio Common Pleas Judge John F.
“Where can I get celebrity photos on the Internet?” Today, there’s one more answer.
In the everything's-free, share-and-share-alike culture of the Web, it often comes as a surprise and a disappointment to students that celebrity photos on news organizations' websites are valuable copyright-protected property.Students want to talk and write about Rihanna and Li'l Wayne and (for some unearthly reason) Kim Kardashian, and they need illustrations to accompany their stories.
Va. alcohol advertising challenge keeps chugging along
A legal challenge to Virginia's ban on advertisements for alcoholic beverages in college publications is headed back to federal court for another round.In a Nov.