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Beem, Ronald – Student Press Review, 1995
States that a yearbook has the potential of doing good in its school and community, but can also violate good taste and do damage to individuals. Advises the use of "common sense" when writing captions and thoughtfulness and informed action when dealing with what could be legal complications. (PA)
Descriptors: Freedom of Speech, High Schools, Language Role, Legal Problems
Gleason, Timothy W. – 1987
The establishment of First Amendment protection for statements of opinion has extended the category of protected expression, but judicially created tests for distinguishing fact from opinion provide limited guidance for judges and place little constraint on judicial interpretation of language. In writing the Supreme Court's majority opinion in…
Descriptors: Communication Research, Constitutional Law, Court Judges, Court Litigation
Sandmann, Warren – 2001
Never enjoying the strong protection afforded to other First Amendment-related speech, academic freedom has been buffeted by a series of seemingly conflicting legal decisions. This paper explores the case that focuses on an allegation that faculty members of Vincennes University, a two-year school in Indiana, were discriminated against because of…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, College Faculty, Court Litigation, Freedom of Speech

Haiman, Franklyn S. – Communication Education, 1987
Focuses on the problem of censorship in the public high schools, examining the legal aspects of censorship in that setting. (NKA)
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Administrators, Board of Education Role, Censorship