Tag: Fall 1997

The Supreme Court for the first time reached into the confusing area of the Internet and kept it clear of roadblocks by voting 7-2 to strike down two provisions of the Communications Decency Act.

Lawsuits abound at West Essex High School, and the next party filing suit may be the editors of the student newspaper.

Moorhead State University in Minnesota and Virginia Polytechnic State University now share the distinction of being the first two schools found in violation of the Campus Security Act following compliance reviews by the U.S. Department of Education.

Two recent court decisions have sent a message to states considering regulating content on the Internet -- don't try it.

What student editors thought was a clever headline snowballed into a censorship conflict that threatens the future of the student newspaper at Governor Thomas Johnson High School in Frederick.

Witnesses presented testimony to the House Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education Training and Lifelong Learning in July regarding the Accuracy in Campus Crime Reporting Act (ACCRA), and the need for Congress to take action concerning campus crime.

The Internet has quickly become the journalist's best friend.

The state Superintendent of Public Instruction has ended the investigation into Val Schroeder of Stanwood High School.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has agreed to rehear arguments in the case of Yeo v. Lexington and threw out its earlier decision.

Six Virginia university professors have joined the American Civil Liberties Union to fight a new law that bans state employees from accessing sexually explicit material on the state-owned Internet providers.