An amendment supporting greater First Amendment protection for college students was included as part of a bill that overwhelmingly passed through Congress this summer.
Tag: Fall 1998
Maybe next time: Anti-Hazelwood legislation gaining momentum
Despite several failed attempts this year at passing legislation to counteract the U.S. Supreme Court's 1988 Hazelwood ruling, some states are still planning to take on the challenge next session.
State Supreme Court to hear journalists' case
The state Supreme Court decided June 17 to review an appellate court decision on a student newspaper's right to sue Gov. Pete Wilson and the University of California board of regents for violations of open meetings laws.
Publisher settles case with Iowa State
Officials at Iowa State University and an Ames publishing company agreed to an out-of-court settlement in mid-June, ending most parts of a dispute over distribution rights on campus.
Filtering logs open in Utah
The Utah Records Committee, which helps resolve disputes of open records under the Utah Freedom of Information Act, granted the release of log files June 29 containing information about what sites had been blocked by Internet filtering software.
Law allows closed meetings
The Hawaii state legislature passed a bill in late April allowing the University of Hawaii Board of Regents to close meetings during discussions of donations to the university.
Former LSU student acquitted of damage
A former Louisiana State University student, who admitted to burning about 1,000 copies of a free campus newspaper, was acquitted of criminal property damage in late May.
Internet filtering laws receive Senate approval
The Senate incorporated two bills that could radically change Internet access in schools nationwide in an appropriations bill passed in mid-July.
Open judicial hearings fight ends bittersweet
More than two years and $20,000 later, the newspaper at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill received an answer it did not want to hear.
Newspaper staff requests refund after thefts
Editors of a campus newspaper at the University of Chicago said they want to be reimbursed for the cost of replacing stolen newspapers.