May 26, 2006

California Bill Would Curb Official Censorship of Student Newspapers

By SARA HEBEL

Public-college officials in California would be strictly limited in their ability to censor the content of student-run newspapers under proposed legislation that passed the State Assembly this month.

The bill, AB 2581, which was approved by a vote of 76 to 0, would write into state law broad protections for the written speech of college journalists, a move that would complement and enhance the free-speech rights to which students are already entitled under the First Amendment. It would

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