Harrisonburg Police officers and the Commonwealth's Attorney for Rockingham County, Va. executed a search warrant in the newsroom of the James Madison University student newspaper Friday, seizing photographs of a recent riot near campus.
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University of Mary Washington releases audio recordings to student paper
The University of Mary Washington will releaseaudio files to the school's student newspaper after twice denying openrecords requests for the information.
Student journalists denied access to records of school president's fake emergency phone call
The student newspaper at a public universityin Virginia is seeking legal representation after open records requests for amock "emergency" phone call made by the university's presidentwere denied.
Va. Tech rejects recommendations to cut media organizations' funding
The Virginia Tech administration has rejected recommendations to cut funding or ban student organization advertising in the student newspaper resulting from the paper's refusal to eliminate anonymous comments from its Web site.
Online comments policy prompts Va. Tech to threaten newspaper's funding
The Educational Media Company at Virginia Tech(EMCVT) is fighting back against the university's threat of financialconsequences if the student newspaper does not reconsider allowing anonymouscomments on its Web site.
Attack disrupts access to College Publisher Web site
An assault on the College Publisher Web siteWednesday, Feb. 3, left many users temporarily unable to upload content to theonline newspaper host site.
Va. bill aims to exempt university threat assessment teams from state's FOIA laws
A bill proposed by Virginia Delegate Rob Bell,R-Charlottesville, passed in a House sub-committee with a unanimous 9-0 votelast week.
PRESS RELEASE: Appeals Court Urged to Uphold Ban on Discriminatory Alcohol Advertising Regulations
The Student Press Law Center ("SPLC"), a national non-profitadvocacy group devoted to defending student journalists' First Amendmentrights, is urging a federal appeals court to uphold a lower court'sdecision striking down selective Virginia regulations that restrict the wordscollege student newspapers can use in advertisements for alcohol and bars.
Education department rules UVA former policy incorrectly interpreted FERPA
The Department of Education found that a formerpolicy at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Va., incorrectlyinterpreted the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and violatedthe Clery Act by requiring student victims of sexual assault to abide byconfidentiality agreements.
Order bars Va. from enforcing ban on alcohol ads in college papers
A federal judge on Thursday issued a permanentinjunction barring Virginia's Alcoholic Beverage Control board fromenforcing two regulations that ban certain kinds of alcohol advertisements innewspapers.