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By David L. Hudson Jr.
First Amendment Center research attorney

The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Feb. 21, 2006, to review Hosty v. Carter (05-377), a controversial decision out of the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that greatly worries student-press advocates. FULL STORY>

 
 
State higher education board says college must protect free speech
Rhode Island College fails to persuade officials that it doesn't have to guarantee students' First Amendment rights because school is not a government agency. 02.08.07
 
Speech codes squelching campus speech, survey shows
By Melanie Bengtson Report by Foundation for Individual Rights in Education finds nearly 70% of colleges, universities have restrictive policies. 02.05.07


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