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Court denies district’s motion to end Mountain View lawsuit
Former Oracle adviser Carla Gomez and student journalists Hanna Olson and Hayes Duenow allege the Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District and Principal Kip Glazer violated California Education Code § 48907 — which limits censorship of student media — and state labor…
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For student newsrooms, the midterms present a steep but important learning curve
From statewide collaborations to basics like voter registration guides and candidate platform information, here’s how student newsrooms across the country have been gearing up to preview and cover the midterms. The post For student newsrooms, the midterms present a steep but…
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SPLC names Mary Ellen Ritter its first Stark Student Press Freedom Intern
Ritter joins SPLC on the internship’s journalism track, where she will report this academic year on censorship cases, public records disputes and other issues affecting student journalists. The post SPLC names Mary Ellen Ritter its first Stark Student Press Freedom Intern…
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Meet Melissa Melewsky, SPLC’s new legal director
The Student Press Law Center is excited to welcome Melissa Melewsky to the team this fall as SPLC’s first legal director. As she brings that experience to support the nation’s student journalists, we sat down to get to know her a little better. The post Meet Melissa Melewsky,…
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SPLC backs The University Star after Texas State pulls paid ads from campus newsracks
In a letter sent today to Texas State University System administrators, SPLC argues that removing the student newspaper’s political advertising conflicts with the university’s own policies and student press protections. It also jeopardizes the paper’s revenue that funds its…
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News Literacy Project, Press Pass NYC and Student Press Law Center head to SXSW EDU stage
The News Literacy Project, Press Pass NYC and Student Press Law Center have been selected to present at SXSW EDU, one of the world’s most prominent education conferences. A student journalist will join a panel of nonprofit leaders for the session, “Think Like a Journalist:…
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Lawsuit: UT-Dallas disciplined student ‘for practicing journalism’
Gregorio Olivares Gutierrez is suing administrators at the University of Texas at Dallas, alleging they violated his First Amendment rights when the university found he had discriminated against a student by editing their letter to the editor and publishing it with a disclaimer.…
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Levin: The open records stonewalling is working
Student journalist Joshua Levin writes that government officials have found a trick to keep the public from seeing what they are up to: They don’t have to always say no. They can simply make getting the records so difficult that nobody wants to try. The post Levin: The open…
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Here’s what state laws actually say about recording politicians
An exchange between Rep. Andy Harris and a University of Maryland's Cat Murphy is a reminder that student journalists will sometimes be told — confidently and incorrectly — that they’re doing something illegal. That’s why it’s important to know your rights before going into the…
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Elections Toolkit & Virtual Training
The post Elections Toolkit & Virtual Training appeared first on Student Press Law Center .
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College journalism is thriving at schools that don’t teach it
Hundreds of college newspapers publish at universities that don't offer journalism majors — and that's no problem for the students. The post College journalism is thriving at schools that don’t teach it appeared first on Student Press Law Center .
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New Montgomery County guidelines don’t address prior review concerns
Newly issued guidelines from Montgomery County Public Schools make progress in recognizing the editorial independence of student media, but advocates argue the district still falls critically short of complying with the Maryland New Voices law. The post New Montgomery County…
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SPLC, UC Berkeley event celebrates student journalists
Four journalism students from across the country described facing censorship, arrest and harassment for covering their schools’ most pressing issues during a Sept. 30 celebration of student reporting at UC Berkeley Journalism. The event, hosted by the Student Press Law Center…
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Kansas students win records battle in ongoing AI lawsuit
Current and former students suing the Lawrence, Kansas, school district over its use of AI surveillance tools saw a big victory this summer when a federal judge ordered the district to pay more than $113,000 in the students’ legal fees for violating the Kansas Open Records Act.…