AWaynesville High School junior and his mother are suing the Wayne Local School District claiming the district violated his First and Fourteenth Amendmentrights by preventing him from wearing a T-shirt with the statement “Jesus isNot a Homophobe.”
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Students, U. of Cincinnati reach temporary agreement in speech zone lawsuit
TheUniversity of Cincinnati and its chapter of Young Americans for Liberty reacheda temporary agreement Thursday, allowing the students to gather signatures —but that doesn’t mean the group’s free speech lawsuit is finished in court.
Students sue U. of Cincinnati over 'free speech zone'
Universityof Cincinnati students filed suit Wednesday, claiming the school violated theirFirst Amendment rights by requiring them to collect petition signatures onlywithin the confines of a “free speech area” on campus.
Ohio high school paper's homosexuality coverage may lead to prior review
Administratorsare considering prior review of a northern Ohio high school newspaper after it caused astir earlier this week by publishing an article exploring student views onhomosexuality.
Ohio high school newspaper adviser fired after 19 years
When a high school newspaper adviser is fired, school administratorsoften face censorship accusations from the adviser’s supporters, a situation currently playingout in one Ohio school district.
ESPN sues Ohio State over athletic records, challenges school's privacy claims
Sports media giant ESPN on Monday sued Ohio State University,alleging violations of state public records law after the university denied itsrequests for records about an ongoing investigation of the school’s footballprogram.
OSU police close case on <i>Lantern</i> photographer detained during cow escape
The Ohio State University director of public safety announcedTuesday that the university does not recommend criminal charges be filed against a student photojournalistdetained while covering the escape of two cows on campus last month.
Photojournalist detained while covering escape of angry cows on OSU campus
A student photojournalist wasbriefly detained by university police last week while covering the escape of twocows on Ohio State University's campus.
Ohio student newspaper resumes publishing following censorship of suicide story
Stow-Munroe Falls High School's student newspaper, TheStohion, has resumed publication after being put on hold since late 2009 dueto administrative censorship.
ACLU considers taking action against Ohio high school over obituary censorship
The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio isthreatening to take legal action against administrators if they continue toforce the censorship of an obituary and photograph of a recently deceasedstudent in the student newspaper of Stow-Munroe Falls High School.