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New laws let schools districts punish for cyberbullying

The Washington Post reported January 1st that “at least 13” states have passed new laws addressing cyberbullying. According to the article: Most of the laws are aimed at school districts, requiring them to develop policies on cyber-bullying — for example, … Continue reading

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Students, Principals and fake Myspace profiles

Yesterday we wrote about the student who was suspended for a Facebook page she created criticizing her teacher. Today: we look at two Myspace student cases facing the court. In Layshock v. Hermitage School District, high school senior Justin Layshock … Continue reading

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Former student sues school after suspension for creating a Facebook page

In November 2007 Katherine Evans, a senior at Pembroke Pines Charter High created a Facebook group criticizing her teacher. Three other students weighed in to comment: all supporting the teacher. Two days later Evans took down the page. Two months … Continue reading

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Arab on Radar? Which college news is JuicyEst?

Listening to: God is Dad Juicy Campus v TSU “Spamming” student at MSU Professor Habib in the USA BYU and photos of gay students

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It gets juicier

JuicyCampus sues Tennessee State University. Bonus: Excellent editorial from Brandeis University’s student newspaper on why Brandeis should not ban JuicyCampus. Excerpt: “Students encouraging administrative control of which pages students can and cannot view on Brandeis’ network are encouraging a restriction … Continue reading

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ACLU’s case for Professor Adam Habib continues

Professor Adam Habib has been barred from speaking at US universities, presumably for his critique of the US and Middle East foreign policies. Today, After the government moved to dismiss the case, Judge George O’Toole of the U.S. District Court … Continue reading

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Berkeley: from free speech to no offense permitted

A recent incident a Berkeley’s Addison Street Gallery forced the City to review its guidelines on art shown in the gallery. The guidelines, which included a blanket ban on any representations of guns, had led to the cancellation to The … Continue reading

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Juicy News

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