Free Republic

The issue: An appellate court ruled that college newspapers aren't protected by the First Amendment.We say: Students and college officials need to work more closely to protect First Amendment rights.Our ViewLast month, the Seventh U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago(which encompasses Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin) ruled against three former journalism students at Governors State University in nearby University Park. The three sued a dean who ordered the printer to cease printing any more issues of the student newspaper after an article including details of the paper's former adviser's dismissal from the university was published. The court contended that since...