A district court ruled last week that high school administratorsdid not violate a student's First Amendment rights when they suspended himfor wearing a ''No Nazis'' patch.
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*UPDATED* Student editor fired after publishing Muhammad cartoons
The editor in chief of the University of Illinois' student newspaper wasfired last week following his suspension after reprinting six cartoons depictingthe prophet Muhammad.
Ohio students felt like they were 'on trial' during statewide open records audit
A student-run, statewide audit of public records access at public universities in Ohio uncovered dozens of instances of non-compliance with state open records laws.
School punishes teacher for student-produced MySpace.com story
A quick scan through profiles on MySpace.com reveals some high school students baring skin and proudly displaying alcohol bottles. But broadcasting such profiles at school as part of a student-produced news segment about the dangers of Myspace caused a journalism teacher to get reprimanded.
SUNSHINE WEEK: A look at how college journalists can use open records
Some college student journalists might not know it, but at their fingertips lay access to information about lawsuits, donations, salaries, terrorist watch lists and more.
SUNSHINE WEEK: Legislatures in two states to consider opening campus police records
Legislatures in Massachusetts and Georgia are scheduled to vote next week on bills that would make all campus police departments in the two states subject to open records laws.
Opinion says alleged rape suspect's name should have been public record
Thestate attorney general has ruled that police in Lexington were wrong to withholdthe name of a former University of Kentucky basketball player who wasinvestigated but never charged for an alleged rape at a university residencehall.
Suspension for 'Bong Hits 4 Jesus' poster violated student's rights, court says
Ahigh school student's First Amendment rights were violated when hisprincipal suspended him for holding a ''Bong Hits 4 Jesus'' banner ata parade near his school, a unanimous three-judge panel of a federal appealscourt ruled Friday.
SUNSHINE WEEK: University foundations' secrecy at odds with public's right to know
Many colleges and universities have foundations that handle donations, fundraising or research. And when money, meetings, big purchases and construction projects are occurring on or near college campuses, student journalists are eager to track foundations' goings-on.
Student newspaper cannot run political ads, school board says
After an anti-military ad ran in Warwick Valley High School's studentnewspaper, the school board voted to limit ads to those selling a product, not apolitical idea.