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A nationwide movement protecting the student press from censorship gains momentum
Laws designed to protect the student press from censorship by school officials are gaining traction around the country, and the…Categorized in Prior restraint -
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Student journalists' email must be turned over to state
An Illinois judge ruled earlier this week that while the state's shield law covers student journalists, more than 500 email…Categorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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Judge quashes subpoena for journalism professor's notes
A federal judge in Seattle yesterday granted a journalism professor’s motion to quash a subpoena from lawyers representing Chicago police…Categorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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College journalists negotiating over seized riot photos
Attorneys representing a college newspaper and a local prosecutor agreed on Sunday to temporarily seal photographs that were seized from…Categorized in Newsgathering -
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Chicago police subpoena journalism professor's 16-year-old notes
A journalism professor who wrote articles about a now-exonerated teenage murder defendant during graduate school has been subpoenaed by lawyers…Categorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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Student's suit over Facebook suspension can go forward
A federal magistrate said this week that a former Florida high school student who was suspended for criticizing her teacher…Categorized in Content restrictions -
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Univ. of Wisconsin pays student paper to settle records dispute
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee has agreed to settle an open records lawsuit by providing previously redacted information and paying $11,765…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Evidence withdrawn to render journalists' subpoena irrelevant
In an effort to persuade prosecutors to withdraw a subpoena for Innocence Project students’ notes, grades, and other information, a…Categorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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California bill would protect charter school journalists
A California state Senate committee passed the latest incarnation of a bill today that would extend existing free-speech laws to…Categorized in Prior restraint -
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Media organizations support Innocence Project's motion to quash
Media organizations today urged an Illinois judge to block a criminal prosecutor’s subpoena for the notes and records from students…Categorized in Protecting sources and materials