Administrators at Chaffey College are still insisting the school’s literary magazine staff affix a warning label to it’s latest issue, but have allowed staff to use their own wording, a compromise of sorts that has left staff members frustrated.
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Calif. state legislature passes bill including charter schools in student free expression law
The bill that would extend student freeexpression rights to California charter school students awaits thegovernor's signature after passing the State Assembly on Monday.
Court restores Va. ban on alcohol ads in college newspapers
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 this month that the Virginia regulation that prohibits college publications from printing alcohol advertisements does not violate the students' First Amendment rights.
Conflicting online speech rulings vacated, will be heard by full Third Circuit
The 3rd Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in Pennsylvania ordered April 9 that the seemingly conflicting rulings in two student online speech cases be vacated and heard by the full court in June.
Cases: Layshock v.
Former shock jock sues college for pulling him off the airwaves
Antebi sued the college for violating his rights in March under a California statue that protects free expression at private schools, a year after he was fired from his radio show and censured for sexual harassment over his on-air comments.
Media advocates push shield law
A panel of journalists, editors and media lawyers urged members of the Senate Judiciary Committee at a hearing on July 20 to pass the Free Flow of Information Act, introduced in the spring by Rep. Mike Pence (R-Ind.) and Sen. Richard Lugar (R-Ind.) The panel testified that the law was needed to protect other journalists from what happened to Miller.
Criminal case against student photographer ends after settlement
Omar Vega, a sophomore journalism major, has been at the center of a conflict with the university and San Francisco police that started after Vega took pictures of students allegedly breaking into a car and stealing some of its contents.
Bills aim to open private campus crime reports
In July 2003, Amanda Farahany, an attorney representing an alleged rape victim, filed the lawsuit. She was initially successful in her quest for the records when a superior court judge in February 2004 ruled that the department and its records were public.
Lawsuit filed by student journalists opens door to proposed law
State Sen. Jarrett T. Barrios (D-Cambridge) and Rep. Alice K. Wolf (D-Cambridge) introduced similar measures in the state Senate and House that would open records produced by special state police officers employed by educational institutions and hospitals.
College settles with DOE over Clery Act violations
In April, Salem agreed to pay a $200,000 fine to the U.S. Department of Education for Clery Act violations that occurred from 1997 to 1999. These violations included the failure to report five forcible sex offenses and three robberies, and the failure to issue timely reports about threats on campus.