A first-of-its-kind lawsuit to determine whether open records laws apply to student newspapers was scheduled to begin hearings in December.
Tag: Winter 1996-97
Portland student loses camera
Unidentified "security men" confiscated a University of Portland photographer's camera and film in September as he took pictures of U.S. Senate candidate Tom Bruggere.
Story on gay teen life sparks controversy
The editor of a student newspaper in Colorado Springs who authored a story about gay youth has seen a backlash of local and administrative protest, including a push by some to revise the district's student publications guidelines.
Illinois tuition waivers scandal prompts challenge in court, change in state law
Universities, courts and the state legislature are locked in an access struggle involving political patronage and school scholarships.
Law student banned from reporting
A University of Miami honor court has disciplined a student newspaper editor for possessing confidential school records and attempting to write a story on affirmative action.
Principal names himself paper's editor
In an unusual twist to the issue of high school censorship, principal Pete McMurry of Itawamba Agricultural High School has named himself editor in chief of the student newspaper after students sought to include a political cartoon in the paper last spring.
Court opens Mich. presidential search
A Michigan court has ordered a state university to conduct its presidential searches in open meetings.
New student speech protections proposed
A bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives would have offered new protection for students' free speech rights.
School board sues New York Commissioner
A case of high school censorship has gone before the second highest court in the state of New York.
Education Department issues rules late, delays implementation of disclosure laws
Waiting to see the graduation rates of your classmates? Well, you better not hold your breath. Unless, that is, you can hold it for six years.