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Tag: Va.

JMU journalists face disciplinary action after on-campus reporting

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October 27, 2009September 5, 2018 Michael Edwards

The Judicial Affairs Office at James MadisonUniversity in Harrionsburg, Va., informed students today it intends to go aheadwith disciplinary proceedings against two student journalists for their effortsin reporting a story for JMU's paper, The Breeze.

Tagged Harrionsburg, James Madison University, The Breeze, Va.

Judge dismisses free speech lawsuit against Regent University

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June 18, 2009December 4, 2018 Christopher Carter

A former Regent University law student has less than a month to decide if he wants to appeal the rejection of his lawsuit after it was thrown out of a U.S. District Court on June 5.

Tagged Regent University, Va., Virginia Beach

Va. Tech files lawsuit against W. Va. State Police over 1998 student disappearance records

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June 10, 2009December 4, 2018 Brian Stewart

The student newspaper at Virginia Tech University in Blacksburg, Va., is suing the West Virginia State Police in an effort to obtain documents about a student who went missing over a decade ago.

Tagged blacksburg, Collegiate Times, Va., Virginia Tech University

Va. Commonwealth student newspaper reports 2,500 copies stolen

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April 13, 2009September 5, 2018 Lisa Waananen

Campus police at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Va., are investigating the theft of April 2 issues of the student newspaper, which featured a controversial photo and headline on the front page.

Tagged Commonwealth Times, Richmond, Va., Virginia Commonwealth University

Former Regent student who posted freeze-frame of Robertson sues school

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December 3, 2007December 4, 2018 Moriah Balingit

A former student at Regent University School of Law filed suit Nov. 29 against the university, claiming that it violated his First Amendment rights when it punished him for posting an unfavorable picture of university president and televangelist Pat Robertson on the Internet.

Tagged Regent University, Va., Virginia Beach

Virginia high school to revise policy after controversial articles published

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June 28, 2007September 5, 2018 Judy Wang

VIRGINIA -- A Fairfax County high school has removed a newspaper adviser and said it will revise school policy on student publications after the student newspaper released two controversial issues in March.

Tagged Fairfax County, Lake Braddock High School, The Bear Facts, Va., Virginia

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