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Tag: Fall 1998

Minnesota passes shield law

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August 1, 1998

More than two years ago a tearful Michelle Ames, then-editor of the University of Minnesota's student newspaper, stood in front of Hennepin County District Judge John Stanoch and said she would not comply with a court order to turn over unpublished negatives taken of a fight on campus.

Tagged Fall 1998, Minnesota, reporter's privilege, reports

ACLU sues to quell Internet censorship law

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August 1, 1998

A judge granted the American Civil Liberties Union an injunction June 23 stopping a bill that would censor free speech on the Internet from taking effect.

Tagged Fall 1998, reports

Jury finds yearbook giant liable

Uncategorized
August 1, 1998

A Sherman jury found Jostens, the yearbook publishing giant, liable for anticompetitive practices in May.

Tagged Fall 1998, reports

Campus police apologize for arresting cameraman

Uncategorized
August 1, 1998

When Ball State University junior Chris Hahn started filming the scene of a car accident on campus last March, the last thing on his mind was that he was doing something wrong.

Tagged Ball State University, Fall 1998, reports

Teachers plan lawsuit against school for links on Web site

Uncategorized
August 1, 1998

Tired of the unpredictable quality of classes and teachers, a student at City College of San Francisco decided to do something about it.

Tagged Fall 1998, reports

College removes student online newspaper

Uncategorized
August 1, 1998

School officials at Muhlenberg College pulled the college newspaper from the school Web server in March after the online newspaper published articles critical of the school.

Tagged , Fall 1998, Muhlenberg College, Pennsylvania, reports

Yearbooks protected

Uncategorized
August 1, 1998

A private Catholic high school in Queens reached an agreement with the New York Police Department recently over the viewing of past issues of the school's yearbook.

Tagged Fall 1998, reports

(Web)master of your domain

Uncategorized
August 1, 1998

The staff of the Kansas State Collegian was trying to create a publicly accessible gopher, a document browsing and searching system on the Internet, so the community could easily access its archives.

Tagged Fall 1998, reports

Federal bill could impact crime reporting

Uncategorized
August 1, 1998

The Senate and House passed their versions of the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act this summer with provisions that could dramatically change reporting of campus crime in public and private schools nationwide.

Tagged Fall 1998, reports

Student sues alma mater for photograph use

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August 1, 1998

A graduate of Lafayette College in Easton has sued the school for using a photograph of him and his mother in a financial aid brochure without his permission.

Tagged Fall 1998, reports

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