New Voices legislation in Arizona is one step closer to becoming law after moving unanimously Monday through the state Senate.
In unanimous vote, New Voices bill passes Arizona Senate, advances to House
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Court rules against student group seeking donation records at George Mason University
Students at George Mason University are suing the school and its foundation for records of donations from private donors, according to a release Thursday.
It’s not all doom and gloom: Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch could be an ally to student journalists
President Donald Trump has made it clear that he doesn’t really like the news media. Still, there's evidence his Supreme Court nominee supports student speech.
Update: Kentucky open records clash gains new participants at Western Kentucky University
The battle over Title IX records in Kentucky just got bigger, as Western Kentucky University and the College Heights Herald are joining the fight.
SPLC joins AEJMC, two others, in releasing statement to the Trump administration
The boards of directors of four journalism education organizations today released a statement to President Donald J. Trump advocating for continued First Amendment freedoms and news literacy education.
Survey reveals support for First Amendment freedoms at 10-year high, with a few caveats
A new survey commissioned by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation has found that support for First Amendment freedoms is at a 10-year high among high school students.
NEWS RELEASE: Six open-government groups support UCF student journalists' suit seeking access to expense-account records
The SPLC and five open-government advocacy groups weighed in behind student journalists with Orlando-based Knight News in the University of Central Florida's appeal of a court order declaring student government expense reports to be public records.
It's no gag: Major-college athletes gain legally protected right to speak with media
A legal opinion from the National Labor Relations Board declares players at major private universities to be "employees," entitled to the protections of the Fair Labor Standards Act. Those rights include freedom from university "gag orders" and from heavy-handed monitoring of social media.
FERPA Fact, massive head injury edition: College claims athlete concussions stats are confidential
Although comparable colleges released the information without hesitation, East Tennessee State University claims that the number of athletes treated for concussions is a FERPA-protected secret. When the Johnson City Press asked for the number of times football players suffered concussions during practices and games, an ETSU lawyer responded, “The information requested falls into the education record… Continue reading FERPA Fact, massive head injury edition: College claims athlete concussions stats are confidential
Federal rule change frees student journalists from Institutional Review Board requirements
Just before their exodus, joint departments of the Obama administration passed a rule clarifying the existing Federal Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects.