The Montclarion is printing its firstissue of the semester today after Montclair State University's StudentGovernment Association voted Wednesday night to temporarily lift a freeze on thestudent newspaper's budget.
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Montclair State student government freezes paper's funding
When staffers for The Montclarion, thestudent newspaper at Montclair State University, returned to school after winterbreak, they were shocked to find they would not be able to publish thesemester's first issue.
Student government president fires newspaper's attorney
The president of Montclair State University'sStudent Government Association fired the student newspaper's attorney inNovember, arguing that the contract between the SGA-sponsored Montclarionand its attorney was improper under SGA bylaws.
District may not censor button depicting Hitler Youth, court rules
NEW JERSEY -- Two students -- a fifth-grader and a seventh-grader -- can wear buttons with the phrase “No School Uniforms” over a background picture of the Hitler Youth, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.
Ocean County College students settle First Amendment lawsuit
A college newspaper adviser removed from her position in December 2005 has been permanently reinstated as part of the settlement of a lawsuit filed by several students who claimed her removal was an act of censorship by intimidation.
Court rules school should have allowed student to sing religious song
A federal district court ruled Dec. 11 that an elementary school infringed on the First Amendment rights of one of its students when it prohibited her from singing the popular Christian song "Awesome God" during a school-sponsored talent show almost two years ago.
Parents sue New Jersey school district after students prohibited from wearing Hitler Youth buttons
The parents of two students who protested a school uniform policy with buttons depicting the Hitler Youth have filed a lawsuit after their children were told they could no longer wear the button because it was offensive.
Adviser back at work, plans to continue lawsuit
Karen Bosley is back to work as the adviser of the Ocean County College Viking News after a federal judge granted a preliminary injunction in her pending lawsuit, and students say her return has been essential to the paper’s production.
Federal court issues preliminary injunction to reinstate newspaper adviser
A federal district court issued a preliminary injunction Tuesday that will reinstate a student newspaper adviser who was removedfor what students claim was retaliation for stories theyprinted.
Former high school basketball player maintains yearbook photo showed too much
A former Colts Neck High School student whose genitalswere partially visible in a 2001 yearbook photo is asking the New Jersey SupremeCourt to find that his privacy was invaded and that he was subjected toemotional distress.