A federal judge on Monday struck down astate ban on alcohol advertisements in student media, ruling the ban violatedthe First Amendment rights of student publications.
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Va. Senate approves bill allowing donors to public universities to stay anonymous
The Virginia Senate Tuesday passed a bill that, ifsigned by the governor, will prevent disclosure of the identities of anonymousdonors to three public universities.
Regent student faces discipline for posting satirical picture of Robertson
Regent University law student Adam M. Key said hehoped to elicit a few laughs when he posted a photo on his Facebook page ofuniversity president and televangelist Pat Robertson appearing to make anobscene gesture in September.
Complaint: Va. Tech didn't provide 'timely warning' after initial shootings
VIRGINIA -- Virginia Tech violated federal law by failing to provide "timely warning" to students after campus police found the first two victims of the April 16 shootings, a complaint filed Monday by a campus safety watchdog organization alleges.
Fairfax school district considers student-expression policy change
VIRGINIA -- An attorney for the Fairfax County Public Schools, the largest district in the Washington, D.C. area, is recommending that the district abandon its student-expression policy for a more censor-friendly version that explicitly states that school publications are not open forums, according to documents obtained by the Student Press Law Center.
Virginia high school to revise policy after controversial articles published
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.
Richmond principal changes paper's Internet publishing policy
A Richmond high school for the gifted has changed its student newspaper’s online publishing process after administrators removed an October editorial from the Internet because it contained comments that they claimed were offensive to the high school’s community.
State responds to lawsuit alleging limitations on alcohol ads violate First Amendment
The state attorney general's office has filed itsresponse to a lawsuit that challengesthe constitutionality of a regulation prohibiting college student publicationsfrom running alcohol advertisements.
Law requires colleges to give students' information to state police
A new law thatgoes into effect Saturday in Virginia will require all colleges to turn over tostate police identifying information about the tens of thousands of students whoapply and are accepted in the state each year.
Two college newspapers challenge state regulation prohibiting alcohol ads
Two college student newspapers are challenging the constitutionality of aVirginia state regulation that prohibits college student publications from publishingalcohol ads.