The Student Press Law Center’s trainings and legal resources equip student journalists to navigate the law, report with confidence and stand up for press freedom. The post SPLC empowers a generation of storytellers through legal training, resources appeared first on Student Press Law Center.| Student Press Law Center
We started hearing concerns from student journalists through our Legal Hotline as federal immigration raids and increased surveillance were ramping up. But it was the arrest of Tufts University international student Rümeysa Öztürk — for merely writing an op-ed in a student newspaper — that made the stakes unmistakably clear. The post SPLC provides steady, trusted leadership in the face of new free speech threats appeared first on Student Press Law Center.| Student Press Law Center
Dilan Gohill was arrested while covering a student protest at the university’s president’s office in June 2024. Wearing a press badge and holding a camera, Gohill was clearly there to cover the event, yet he was detained alongside demonstrators, spent 15 hours in custody and faced potential felony charges. The post SPLC mobilizes a national coalition when Stanford reporter faced criminal charges appeared first on Student Press Law Center.| Student Press Law Center
In a dramatic and courageous stand for press freedom last fall, the staff of The Mercury at the University of Texas at Dallas went on strike following administrators’ controversial firing of their editor. Now, with the support of the Student Press Law Center and our partners, they operate a new student newspaper, The Retrograde, completely independent of the university. The post SPLC supports UT-Dallas journalists in starting independent paper amid clash with administration appeared first o...| Student Press Law Center