The New York Senate passed a bill last month that would ban funding for student groups which encourage hate speech.
New York Senate passes bill to restrict ‘hate speech’ at universities
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A partly cloudy forecast for the First Amendment: Newseum study finds mixed level of public knowledge and support for free-speech principles
One-quarter of Americans strongly believe that "offensive" speech should be unprotected on college campuses, and the percent is even higher for speech in high schools, says a newly released survey by the Newseum Institute, which also finds diminishing awareness of First Amendment rights generally.
Alabama Supreme Court rules ASU documents protected under FERPA
The Alabama Supreme Court on Friday ruled against a newspaper seeking names of students who lost their football scholarships at Alabama State University.
University of Missouri censors T-shirt design for student organization
A student at the University of Missouri said his First Amendment rights were violated when the university refused to approve a T-shirt design for a campus organization he’s involved with.
Colorado school board members cleared of accusations they bullied student
Two Colorado school board members have been cleared of wrongdoing after being accused of bullying a student.
June 2016 Podcast: When FOIA meets FERPA, a law story
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SPLC Director Frank LoMonte speaks with Justin Hemlepp, the attorney representing Knight News, an independent student news outlet at the University of Central Florida, in their FOIA lawsuit against the university.
UPDATE: Florida court denies rehearing in open records lawsuit against UCF
A Florida District Court of Appeals on Monday denied a motion for rehearing submitted by the University of Central Florida in an open records case filed against the university.
UPDATE: CUNY tables controversial proposal on freedom of expression policy
The City University of New York’s proposed freedom of expression policy has been stalled by the Board of Trustees after members of the community, professors and students raised censorship concerns.
Evolution of Speech Rights of Student Journalists Act
Here is a look back at the evolution of Speech Rights of Student Journalists Act, on Twitter, from Illinois Journalism Education Association.
Photographer sues after his photo, used in news stories, is attributed to social media site
A copyright lawsuit filed in New York federal court last week underscores the risk online publications face when they use questionably sourced images. (If you've ever attributed a photo to "Twitter," you really, really need to read and understand this.)