Top Stories
Jan.
22 (via Seattle Times)
Measure would bolster rights of Washington student journalists
The First Amendment rights of high school and college journalists are up for debate in Washington state, as lawmakers consider whether young scribes should have the same free-press rights as their professional colleagues.
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Jan.
21 (via Seattle Times)
Bill would free student press
A bill before the state Legislature would strip administrators of any authority to control what is printed -- and make students liable for any fallout.
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Jan.
17 (via Student Press Law Center)
Washington legislator introduces free press bill
A Washington
State legislator and a college student reporter are gathering support
for a bill that would abolish censorship for high school and college papers.
Bill will soon go before a judiciary committe.
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Jan.
10 (via Seattle Times)
U.S. Supreme Court hears Washington union-fee case
During arguments
on a Washington State First Amendment case before the U.S Supreme Court,
some of the justices indicated they are inclined to uphold a Washington
state law that prohibits unions from using fees from non-union members
for political activities. Unions must have consent from their members
before using their fees for election campaigns. Both sides are arguing
the case on First Amendment grounds of free speech, with the Washington
Education Association also arguing it based on the First Amendment freedom
of assembly.
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Other Stories
Jan.
24(via Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
Board's ban on global warming film challenged
Global warming is no longer up for debate, asserted many parents and residents
Tuesday night, challenging the Federal Way School Board's restrictions
on the showing of "An Inconvenient Truth."
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Jan.
19(via Student Press Law Center)
Student government cuts off funds to paper at UC-Santa Barbara
University
of California student government representatives voted to freeze funding
for the campus newspaper after it printed advertisements for a property
firm that the student government is boycotting.
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Jan.
18(via Student Press Law Center)
Conservative newspaper editor says administrators restricted distribution
based on content
The
editors of a Delta College conservative student newspaper were told they
could not distribute their copies by college administrators, but after
threatening to take legal action against the school, editors say that
they haven't received any more trouble.
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Jan. 11(via Student Press Law Center)
Johns Hopkins student appeals punishment for Facebook advertisement
A Johns Hopkins
University student who was punished for an allegedly offensive advertisement
he placed on the social networking Web site Facebook.com has had his sentence
reduced after an appeal.
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Jan
5 (via Student Press Law Center)
Former St. Cloud State dean appeals libel suit decision
A former St. Cloud State University
dean has appealed a state court's dismissal of a libel lawsuit he brought
against the Chronicle, the school's student newspaper
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Dec.
14 (via Student Press Law Center)
Attorney's
spokesman reassigned after bout with journalism professor
A University of Arizona journalism
profesor and a Public Information Officer clash over the idea of student
journalists covering the county attorney's press conferences.
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story
Dec.
8 (via Student Press Law Center)
UCLA student reporters 'roughed up' by Los Angeles Police, adviser says
Four University of California
student reporters were beaten by police during a recent riot in Los Angeles
dispite the fact the students identifying themselves as reporters.
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story
Dec
7 (via Student Press Law Center)
Turlane fraternity gets bill from student newspaper
Newspaper wants fraternity to
pay for stolen newspapers and pushes for anti-theft legislation
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Oct.
31 (via Student Press Law Center)
New Jersey college student newspaper receives College Press Freedom Award
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Oct.
1, 2006 (Courtesy of the First Amendment Center)
Number of books facing challenge drops to all-time low.
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Sept. 28, 2006
Sept. 23-30 is banned books week
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Sept.
26
House OKs Bill on Religious Expression
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