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Minors: Old enough to know what’s at stake?
May 1, 2003By Mike Hiestand Channel surf any weekday morning and you are almost sure to find a TV talk show or…
Read moreWooster decision clarifies censorship guidelines
February 26, 2003By Mike Hiestand You can’t always tell who wins from the score. The high school press recently won a major…
Read moreFair report privilege: A valuable, pitfall-laden defense
February 5, 2003By Mike Hiestand Following their annual intrastate rivalry, quarterbacks from the two football teams got into a bar fight and…
Read moreIn censorship battles, students have the power
December 31, 2002By Mike Hiestand When student media advisers call to relate a censorship problem one of my standard bits of advice…
Read morePrior review vs. prior restraint
June 4, 2002By Mike Hiestand It’s time to set the record straight. Prior review vs. prior restraint. The practices are related, but…
Read moreSupreme Court decision solidifies student press rights
March 4, 2002By Mike Hiestand Sometimes the law works in mysterious ways. So it is with the Supreme Court’s recent decision in…
Read moreBalance freedom, responsibility to avoid lawsuits
December 10, 2001By Mike Hiestand After discussing the essential role of a free and independent press and explaining the important legal protections…
Read moreMedia Law 101
August 22, 2001By Mike Hiestand Like the patient who avoids the dentist until he gets a toothache, too many people look to…
Read moreAvoid legal pitfalls in changing names of sources
March 15, 2001By Mike Hiestand The use of pseudonyms – fictitious names – in news reporting is a fairly common, if sometimes…
Read moreUnderstanding “anti-Hazelwood” laws
January 23, 2001By Mike Hiestand Here are two things most of you already know: First, in its 1988 decision, Hazelwood School District…
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