The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to hear a case that would have set precedent for student speech freedoms on social media.
Supreme Court declines to hear free speech case
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NEWS RELEASE: Supreme Court urged to restrict colleges’ authority to discipline off-campus social media speech
First Amendment organizations are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the case of a Minnesota community-college student kicked out of school over a dispute with a classmate on Facebook.
Nursing student removed from program over Facebook posts seeks Supreme Court review
A case that began with a series of Facebook posts and reached a court ruling that challenged First Amendment protections for students on social media is now making its way to the Supreme Court.
It’s not all doom and gloom: Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch could be an ally to student journalists
President Donald Trump has made it clear that he doesn’t really like the news media. Still, there's evidence his Supreme Court nominee supports student speech.
Supreme Court denies review of Taylor Bell case on student off-campus, online speech
The Supreme Court declined to hear the case of the former high school rapper who was suspended for posting online a profane rap song directed at two school coaches.
Scalia leaves complex legacy of First Amendment rulings — and a consequential empty chair
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia died this weekend, leaving a complicated legacy on his rulings regarding students' First Amendment rights.
UCLA law prof: Colleges are increasingly uncooperative with requests for public records about admissions practices
A brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court reflects exasperation with colleges' unwillingness to honor legal researchers' requests for public records. As one law professor tells The Chronicle of Higher Education, "We find in our surveys substantially more stonewalling over the past two years" when state universities are asked to produce documents about their admissions standards.
Hip-hop hassle: How the lyrics of two violent rap songs could redefine your online free-speech protections
After the Supreme Court ruled on Elonis in June, free-speech advocates worry about potential consequences on student social media speech.
Supreme Court overturns man’s conviction for violent Facebook posts
The Court ruled in favor of Anthony Elonis, a Pennsylvania man who was convicted in 2010 under a federal threat-speech statute for violent language he used on Facebook to describe his wife, local elementary schools and an FBI agent.