MARYLAND -- With blank pages to fill and their deadline looming, the yearbook editors at Walter Johnson High School in Bethesda, Md., turned to the social networking site Facebook.com, publishing party photos and candid snapshots that students had posted online -- without credit or permission.
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Johns Hopkins suspends student for Facebook Halloween party advertisement
Advocates are calling the suspension of Johns Hopkins University student Justin Park a serious threat to students’ rights after he was disciplined for posting a controversial Halloween party advertisement online.
Middle school allegedly prohibits student from reading Bible
The Rutherford Institute, a Virginia-based non-profit civil liberties group, filed a lawsuit last week against the Prince George’s County School District for violating a teenage girl’s First and 14th Amendment rights when they allegedly stopped her from reading a Bible.
Johns Hopkins initiates new distribution policy
New policies created by Johns Hopkins University regarding where student publications can be distributed are raising concern among some students and advocates following an incident where newspapers were removed from residence halls last spring.
Court declares Maryland flier policy 'too broad'
A policy that governed public school officials’ authority to determine which community groups can send home fliers with students was struck down recently because an appeals court said it infringed on the groups' First Amendment right to free speech.
Student editor says university 'doesn't care' about recent newspaper theft
Astudent editor at Johns Hopkins University said around 900 copies of hisindependent, conservative publication went missing shortly after they weredistributed May 13.
Md. high court rules coaches' contracts are public records
The University of Maryland at College Park must make public the details of its employment contracts with athletic coaches, the Court of Appeals of Maryland ruled April 15.
Md. opens athelete parking ticket records
Information about unpaid parking tickets of student athletes and coaches as well as information about related NCAA violations must be open to the public, Maryland's high court ruled in December.