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.
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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.
Pentecostal university removes two editors who objected to prior review
Officials at North Central University dismissed two editors at thestudent newspaper last week after they refused to let administrators readcontent before publication.
April Fools' spoof leads to temporary shutdown of student paper's Web site
The online April Fools' Day edition of Hamline University's studentnewspaper upset alumni and people affiliated with the Navy SEALs, which resultedin university officials temporarily shutting down the site lastweek.
Minnesota bill would keep secret future searches for university presidents
The selection process for the presidency of the University of Minnesota would beclosed to the public if a new bill pending in the state Legislature passes.
Students punished for 'dark' writing
Creative writing assignments and personal journals have become an object of concern for many administrators who fear that works which are "dark" or contain violent images are actually threats by students.
Band's security guards seize photojournalist's memory card
Ching Fung had worked for the student newspaper at St. Cloud State University for less than a year when the popular, Grammy Award-winning rock band Evanescence came to town.
Libel suits burden three student papers
Two libel lawsuits involving student newspapers in Indiana and Minnesota were filed in the past few months, while a court dismissed a libel suit filed against a student paper in Massachusetts.
School cuts pro-gay club from yearbook
The principal said allowing the Gay Straight Alliance to be in the Rebelation would violate an Anoka-Hennepin Independent School District policy that requires the school to “take a neutral stance on homosexuality.”