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By David L. Hudson Jr.
First Amendment scholar

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>

 
 
Univ. questions Va. official's motive in probing professor's research
UVA says in court papers that attorney general's demand for records related to ex-professor's climate-change research is intended to challenge his conclusions rather than uncover fraud. 07.21.10
 
5th Circuit strikes down part of university's free-speech policy
Judges rule in case brought against Southeastern Louisiana that schools can't require security fee for speaking on campus without any guidelines for what security is needed. 07.28.10
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