The event that student press advocates had both anticipated and feared for a decade finally occurred in November. A court upheld the censorship of a college student publication based on the U.S. Supreme Court's 1988 Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier decision.
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Student stirs up mayor's race
A high school student's political editorial almost became the focus of a state investigation in Vernon this fall.
Miami University found to violate campus security act
The U.S. Department of Education declared this fall that Miami University of Ohio is in violation of federal law requiring accurate reporting of campus crime.
Hazelwood threatens college press
If allowed to stand, a Nov. 14 decision by a Kentucky federal district court would mark the first time the Hazelwood standard has been used to justify the censorship of a college publication.
Principal agrees to news changes
A student journalists' plan to sue her principal may prompt the school board to conform to the state student free press law.
Higher education groups oppose access legislation
A bill that could open campus disciplinary proceedings and make campus crime reporting more accessible, is facing opposition from some higher education lobbying groups.
Students censor students
The clash between college student newspapers and student governments is an issue all too familiar to many student journalists, as incidents around the country have shown.
Department of Education requires prior review
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights is trying to inflict a prior review policy on a high school student newspaper in Arkansas.
State high court opens personnel files
The Michigan Supreme Court upheld this summer a decision that portions of administrator and teacher files are open under the state open records law.
New York newspaper in battle for space
Extra space is hard to find in New York City, especially, it seems, if you're a conservative student newspaper at New York University.