The American Civil Liberties Union is declaring victory in the case of an underground newspaper editor who was searched and suspended for distributing an anarchist paper at school.
Tag: Fall 1996
Texas student arrested for threats posted on Internet
So called "terrorist threats" posted on the Internet and allegedly linked to a University of Texas-El Paso student, were enough to have him arrested and charged with threatening the life of a public official.
First Campus Security Act complaint filed
A former student at Moorhead State University has filed the first official complaint under the Campus Security Act of 1990, prompting a potentially precedent-setting investigation by the Department of Education.
Tassle hassle: Editor defeats principal, graduates on time after ad controversy
A high school newspaper editor's fight to attend her graduation ceremony ended peacefully this spring, after an allegedly anti-Semitic ad parody she put together for the school paper nearly cost her her cap and gown.
Decency Act thrown out until Supreme Court rules
A new law significantly limiting free speech in cyberspace is on its way to the U.S. Supreme Court, along with the fate of student journalists' on-line rights.
The Student Media Guide To Copyright Law
Students protest, plan suit
A newspaper editor and a cartoonist are planning legal action against their school after the principal confiscated their newspaper because of a political cartoon.
U. of Wisconsin hires 'network investigator' to police e-mails
The University of Wisconsin at Madison has hired a "network investigator" to keep a close eye on the electronic exchange of information among students and faculty.
School board replaces adviser
A high school newspaper's year-long battle against censorship and prior review took a turn for the worst with the replacement of their adviser.
Public access to crime information becomes a personal issue for SPLC
For some years now, the Student Press Law Center has devoted a good portion of its time to helping college journalists get access to information about campus crime.