Student speech
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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… -
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… -
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… -
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… -
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… -
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… -
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… -
Evidence withdrawn to render journalists' subpoena irrelevant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… -
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… -
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…