Collegestudents in Illinois have been given a seat at the professional journalists’table after a judge used the state’s shield law to protect student journalistsfor possibly the first time ever last week.
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Ill. school censors student paper's story on fired basketball coach
Studentjournalists at St. Charles East High School were blocked from publishing astory about the removal of the school’s popular basketball coach.
Ill. college journalists, administrators at odds over adviser's removal
When Cathy Stableinwas called into a meeting with top administrators at the College of DuPage inGlen Ellyn, Ill., the last thing on her mind was that she would lose her jobadvising the Courier,the school’s student newspaper.
Stevenson High School: Students have 'earned' ability to publish without prior review
Aftermore than two years and the resignation of almost the entire newspaper staff, StevensonHigh School has ended administrative prior review of the The Statesman.
Appeals court upholds students' right to wear ‘Be Happy, Not Gay’ shirts
The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicagoupheld a permanent injunction Tuesday allowing high school students to displaya message critical of homosexuality.
District, students reach partial agreement in 'Be happy, not gay' lawsuit
The Indian Prairie School District may amend itsdress code in order to settle part of a three-year-old lawsuit that resultedafter a student wore a controversial T-shirt.
Professor's suit against private Chicago student paper seeks thousands in damages
A former professor at the University of Illinois atChicago filed a defamation lawsuit Friday over an article that ran in thestudent newspaper, The Flame.
Editor fired at privately-owned Chicago student newspaper
A privately owned student newspaper at theUniversity of Illinois at Chicago fired its news editor after she wrote aneditorial criticizing the bookstore and objected to the paper's decisionnot to publish a story.
College will not disclose performance evaluations despite Ill. attorney general's opinion
A local newspaper has appealed to the IllinoisAttorney General because McHenry County College is continuing to deny its publicrecords request, despite an advisory opinion to disclose the records.
Judge allows censorship suit against Chicago State Univ. to continue
For the first time a federal court has ruled thatIllinois college newspapers are protected from administrative censorship understate law.