The staff of the student newspaper at the University of Great Falls is questioning its publishing freedom after the president of the university stopped an advertisement for a family planning clinic.
Tag: Fall 1997
Criminal charges against Fla. 'nerd gang' dropped
Criminal defamation charges brought against two 19 year-olds who created a Web site accusing a high school teacher of having homosexual relations with a minor student have been dropped by Citrus County officials, who have admitted the statute they were prosecuting them under to be unconstitutional.
Access to parking records denied
The University of Maryland at College Park student newspaper, the Diamondback, has found itself in a freedom of information battle with the university over unpaid parking tickets.
Students not laughing at 'ebonics'
The debate continues regarding the validity of ebonics, a term developed to describe a dialect of English used by some African Americans.
Michigan courts vary in access rulings
Three state courts recently have ruled on separate freedom of information cases. In two of the three decisions, the court ruled in favor of opening records.
Both sides appealing Iowa open-records decision
The Ames Daily Tribune is appealing a county district court's decision that required the opening of advertising and business records for the Iowa State University student newspaper, the Iowa State Daily.
Video of school board meeting interpreted as 'education record'
The Texas attorney general has handed down an informal ruling stating that a tape of a school board meeting that includes a high school student drama production is an educational record.
California Thievin'
The university's newspaper, The Daily Californian, experienced six thefts of its newspaper during the last school year, all alleged responses to stories dealing with and mostly opposing affirmative action.
Income sources must be released
Athletic department officials at the University of Kentucky will have to make public the sources of any outside income, according to an opinion issued by the state attorney general.
Kentucky prosecutor takes action against newspaper theft
While many student newspapers around the country have found little solace in local law enforcement when dealing with newspaper thieves, one Kentucky prosecutor has shown that where there's a theft, there's a way.