We are pleased to announce that that our very own executive director, Frank LoMonte, along with librarians Helen Adams and Nancy Kranich, was named a recipient of the 2016 Freedom to Read Foundation (FTRF) Roll of Honor Award.
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Proposed bill would force Delaware universities to be more transparent
A bill introduced to the state Senate June 15 would require more transparency on the part of the Board of Trustees committees at the University of Delaware and Delaware State University.
CUNY holds hearing on proposed freedom of expression policy
The City University of New York is considering a freedom of expression policy that establishes restrictions on demonstrations and at one time included what opponents called “free speech zones”.
Editor-in-chief saves 90-year-old student newspaper at Southern Oregon University
The 90-year-old student paper, The Siskiyou, can continue to provide Southern Oregon University students news for at least another year.
Introducing SPLC's newest Publications Fellow
Two years ago, I didn’t know the Student Press Law Center existed. I didn’t know there was a need.
Attorneys general rule against University of Kentucky, say records must be disclosed
The University of Kentucky has violated state open records laws twice within the last year, according to opinions from the Office of the Attorney General.
Court strikes down North Carolina's unconstitutional "go to jail for social-media gossip" law
Court says North Carolina legislators overreached by criminalizing social-media speech that merely "annoys" or "pesters" a minor.
Neshaminy High School revokes student newspaper editor’s access to post and edit online stories
Access to post and edit content to the online version of The Playwickian, the student newspaper at Neshaminy High School in Langhorne, Pennsylvania, has been revoked for more than a month after student editors decided not to publish the word Redskin in a news article, despite being directed to do so by the school’s principal.
Knight News files third lawsuit against UCF, claims student government held secret meetings
A student news organization filed its third lawsuit against the University of Central Florida last month after the student government budget committee met and discussed the organization’s multi-million dollar budget in secret and did not comply with open records requests, according to the complaint.
ACLU files lawsuit against UC San Diego for defunding student media in retaliation of satirical student paper
The San Diego American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit against UC-San Diego administrators, claiming the Associated Students Council violated a controversial newspaper’s First Amendment rights by eliminating funding for student print media.