CALIFORNIA -- A lower court’s decision upholding a high school student’s free-press rights will stand after the California Supreme Court declined to review the case, which began with a controversial opinion piece on race relations.
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U.S. Supreme Court denies appeal from Calif. school in case over immigration editorial
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declinedto grant a hearing sought by the Novato Unified School District, letting stand aMay 2007 California Court of Appeals decision that a former high school studentjournalist was wrongfully disciplined by the administration over a controversialeditorial.
Censored high school columnist takes case to court
After failing to reach an agreement during court-mandated mediation, a high school student whose opinion column was banned from the student newspaper will face his school district in court over claims of First Amendment violations.