TheAmerican Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota sued the Minnewaska Area SchoolDistrict on Tuesday, claiming the district violated a student’s constitutionalrights when it punished her for off-campus Facebook posts and demanded herFacebook password.
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Minnesota Supreme Court to rule on the off-campus speech rights of college students
TheMinnesota Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in a case that will set importantprecedent on a public university’s ability to discipline students foroff-campus comments about school activity.
Minn. court upholds punishment of college student for Facebook posts
Apublic university can punish a student for off-campus speech if the speechsubstantially disrupts university operations, the Minnesota Court of Appealsruled Monday.
Catholic school deletes student's coming out story
Administrators at Benilde-St. Margaret's School, a Catholic preparatory school, pulled an editorial and column from the student newspaper's website last week that disagreed with the Catholic Church’s stance on gay marriage.
With new policy in place, Mounds View Viewer resumes publication
MINNESOTA -- Mounds View High School's student newspaper,the Viewer, has reached a compromise with administrators on theirpublications policy model.
High school newspaper halts publication in protest of prior review
The staff of Mounds View High School's studentnewspaper, The Viewer, has halted publication of the paper until priorreview is lifted from the Mounds View school district.
Students appeal to school board after superintendent asks to prior review publication
Students at Faribault High School in Faribault, Minn., are appealing to their school board after the superintendent shut down the student newspaper Monday.
Minn. middle school student's suit alleges censorship of pro-life T-shirts
A mother in Minnesota filed a lawsuit against Hutchinson Middle School Tuesday arguing the administration violated her 12-year-old son's First Amendment rights by directing him to refrain from wearing T-shirts bearing anti-abortion messages.
Minn. appeals court upholds dismissal of former dean's libel suit
A state appeals court on Friday upheld thedismissal of a former dean's libel and defamation lawsuit against St.Cloud State University's student newspaper, the UniversityChronicle.
Judge dismisses St. Cloud State libel suit
A judge this week dismissed a lawsuit brought by a former St. Cloud State University dean who sued the student newspaper after it published comments that suggested he was anti-Semitic and a racist.