A judge ruled Michigan State University officials must turn over select police files to its student newspaper after a three-year legal battle that might not be over.
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Sixth Circuit upholds middle school censorship of abortion leaflets
In another decision eroding the First Amendmentrights of students, a federal appeals court ruled against a middle-schoolstudent who was told to refrain from handing out anti-abortion leaflets in hisschool's hallway.
Middle schooler asks U.S. Supreme Court to hear First Amendment case
Attorneys for a Saginaw, Mich. fifth-grader who was ordered to refrain from distributing religious messages at school filed a petition to the U.S. Supreme Court Monday with hopes the court will reexamine a 6th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruling that said his middle school principal did not violate his First Amendment rights.
Mich. high court returns student paper's request for police records 'back to square one'
The state Supreme Court on Wednesday sent a studentnewspaper's lawsuit seeking police reports back to a lower court forfurther review.
Eastern Mich. U agrees to largest-ever fine for violations of crime reporting law
Eastern Michigan University will pay $350,000 infederal fines for failing to disclose crime information in violation of theClery Act, the largest such fine ever.
Complaint alleges Michigan State violated student's privacy by releasing report
A student at Michigan State University is askingthe Department of Education to investigate his claim that the universityviolated his privacy rights by releasing investigative records concerning hisstudent organization.
U of Michigan drops proposal for new rules on distributing papers
The University of Michigan earlier this monthdropped a proposed policy that would have limited the distribution ofpublications in many campus buildings.
Policy at U of Michigan would limit distribution of publications
A proposed policy at the University of Michiganthat would limit the distribution of student publications in many campusbuildings has some students worried the policy will infringe on their freespeech rights.
Final report finds Eastern Michigan violated Clery Act
The U.S. Department of Education issued its final report Tuesday to Eastern Michigan University, detailing the school's violations of the federal Clery Act in failing to properly notify the campus about an investigation into the homicide of a student who was killed in campus housing.
Host fired from university radio station plans appeal of court ruling
MICHIGAN -- Eastern Michigan University’s radio station did not violate a former disc jockey’s First Amendment rights after firing him for making controversial on-air comments, the Michigan Court of Appeals ruled Aug. 2.