After battling censorship of a student television program last year, Blair High School student journalists may face another fight, this time for all student media in the county.
Tag: Winter 1997-98
State college no place for political speech
A student who thought he was just getting involved with a political campaign has ended up suing his university.
Underground paper case misses
A teacher suggested a student should not voice his opinions in school. The student did, and got expelled. Then he sued.
Boston University attempts to shut down term paper sale companies on the Internet
Boston University hopes a lawsuit will help its students beat the temptation to cheat.
Student journalists avenge
Student journalists are fighting for their rights as their adviser fights for her job.
U.S. Supreme Court refuses to hear access case
In an unexpected about face, Miami University of Ohio asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear a decision that the university must turn over campus disciplinary records involving campus crime. The Supreme Court refused to review the case in early December.
Ten years after Hazelwood, censorship threat continues to grow
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.
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.