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Student Press Law Center
Abbreviation	SPLC
Formation	1974
Type	501(c)(3) Non-Profit
Tax ID no.	52-1184647
Purpose	Advocate for student journalists and open government on campus
Headquarters	Washington, D.C., U.S.
Region served	United States
Executive Director	Gary Green
Website	splc.org

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The Student Press Law Center (SPLC) is a non-profit organization that aims to promote, support and defend press freedom rights for student journalists at high schools and colleges in the United States. It is dedicated to student free-press rights and provides information, advice and legal assistance at no charge for students and educators.^[1]

SPLC was founded in 1974.^[2] The Kennedy Memorial Foundation and the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press created the center at the recommendation of the Commission of Inquiry into High School Journalism in Captive Voices, a book that found that censorship was pervasive and identified the need for an organization that would stand up for students’ First Amendment rights.^[3] The center became a separate corporation in 1979.^[4] It is the only legal assistance agency in the United States with the primary mission of educating high school and college journalists about the rights and responsibilities embodied in the First Amendment and supporting the freedom of expression of student news media to address issues and express themselves free from censorship.^[5]^[6]^[7]

SPLC is a non-partisan 501(c)(3) corporation. It is headquartered in the University of California Building in Washington, D.C. It was previously headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, where it shared a suite of offices with the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press.^[8]

Services

The Student Press Law Center:

Provides free legal help and information to student journalists and educators through a legal hotline,^[9] as well as educational materials on a wide variety of media law topics, including laws regarding defamation, freedom of information, copyrights, invasion of privacy, reporter's privilege, obscenity, censorship, and the First Amendment.
Trains student journalists and educators on First Amendment and media law topics through its virtual SPLC in the Classroom program, as well as at conferences and events throughout the country.
Builds and supports state-based grassroots coalitions of press freedom advocates that seek to protect student press freedom with state laws.
Files amici curiae in cases where student media rights could be effected.^[10]
Operates an Attorney Referral Network of approximately 250 volunteer media law attorneys across the country who may be available to provide free legal representation to local students when necessary.^[11]^[12]
Maintains a free Freedom of Information Law Letter Generator that creates a public records request tailored to the law of each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia, for use by student journalists and others seeking access to public records.^[13]
Presents annual awards to recognize student journalists and educators that have shown courage in standing up for student press freedom.^[14]^[15]
Convenes a national "Student Press Freedom Day" each February to bring national focus on the issues of student journalism and censorship.

Advocacy

SPLC has advocated for the passage of "New Voices" legislation at the state level to protect student journalists' rights.^[16]^[17] Its efforts led to proposed legislation in ten states: in Hawaii, Kentucky, Missouri,^[18]^[19] Nebraska,^[20] New Jersey,^[21] New York,^[22] Iowa,^[23] Tennessee,^[24] West Virginia, and Texas. Thanks to the grassroots movement behind New Voices — spearheaded nationally by SPLC — West Virginia became the 17th state with such legislation in 2023.^[25]

In 2015, SPLC aided Prosper High School student journalists who were censored and removed from their student newspaper after reporting on a teacher criticizing their colleague for reporting a school-related incident of inappropriate sexual conduct to police.^[26]^[27]

In 2018, the center supported two student reporters whose high school administration shut down their student newspaper when their investigating revealed a teacher was fired for exchanging inappropriate text messages with an underage student.^[28]^[29]^[30]

In 2021, attorneys from the Student Press Law Center, alongside other free-speech groups, submitted an amicus curiae in the supreme court case Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L., which stated the court had unconstitutionally established students as second-class citizens as a consequence of school enrollment.^[31]

Newspaper theft

The organization tracks the theft of free newspapers on college campuses. The group considers the disappearance of the student newspapers as censorship by theft.^[32]^[33]

Governance and staff

SPLC is run by an executive director and a board of directors composed primarily of attorneys, professional journalists and journalism educators.^[34] The current executive director, Gary Green, began in the role in April 2023.^[35] The previous executive director, Hadar Harris, served from September 2017 to February 2023.^[36]^[37] Frank LoMonte^[38] served as executive director from January 2008 until September 2017.^[39]^[40] He was preceded by Mark Goodman, who served from 1985 to 2007.^[41]

Funding

SPLC is supported by contributions from student journalists, journalism educators, and other individuals, as well as by donations from foundations and corporations. On January 23, 2007, SPLC successfully completed a three-year $3.75 million endowment campaign, spurred by a challenge grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.^[42]^[43] In 2017, the organization's total revenue was $763,920, as shown on IRS Form 990.

References

^ Ralston, Neil; Hudson, David L. (September 2017) [2009]. "Student Press Law Center". The First Amendment Encyclopedia. First Amendment Center. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
^ "Breaking the back of Hazelwood: a press lawyer's decade-long campaign". Poynter. 2017-07-17. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
^ "History of the Student Press Law Center". Student Press Law Center. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
^ Hudson, David L. Jr. "Student Press Law Center". www.mtsu.edu. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
^ "SCJ". www.scj.us. Archived from the original on 2007-06-21.
^ "Student Press Law Center". Idealist. Archived from the original on 20 May 2011.
^ "Got Censorship? Here's A Place To Turn". Poynter's High School Journalism Guide. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011.
^ "Student Press Law Center director tells UMD students their rights have "gotten worse"". The Diamondback.
^ "Student Press Law Center Legal Hotline". Student Press Law Center. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
^
*"Washington DC: Student Press Law Center & Others File Amicus Briefs to the Supreme Court". Pen USA. Archived from the original on 15 March 2008.
- Deborah Morse, et al. v. Joseph Frederick, U.S. (Ninth Circuit).
- Margaret Hosty, Jeni Proche and Steven P. Barba v. Patricia Carter, U.S. (Seventh Circuit).
- Rosenberger et al. v. Rector and Visitors of University of Virginia et al., U.S. (Fourth Circuit), archived from the original.
- "Coalition warns of whittling away at First Amendment on campus". SPLC. 1 May 1998.
^ "Student Press Law Center". www.splc.org.
^ Strauss, Valerie (April 5, 2017). "Analysis | What protections do student journalists really have? Check your state on this map". Washington Post. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
^ "Student Press Law Center". www.splc.org.
^ "Awards". SPLC. Archived from the original on 27 August 2014.
^ "Poynter". Poynter. Archived from the original on 2005-10-28.
^ "New Voices". Student Press Law Center. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
^ "A nationwide movement protecting the student press from censorship gains momentum". The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press. 2017-09-08. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
^ "House Bill 480". Missouri Legislature. 101st General Assembly, 1st Regular Session.
^ "Senate Bill 434: Establishes the "Cronkite New Voices Act" to protect the freedom of press in school-sponsored media". Missouri Legislature.
^ "LEGISLATIVE BILL 88" (PDF). Nebreska State Legislature.
^ "Bill A169: Concerns speech rights of student journalists at public schools and public institutions of higher education". New Jersey State Legislature.
^ "New Voices in New York". Student Press Law Center. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
^ "SPLC commends Iowa's recent efforts to extend censorship protections to advisers". Student Press Law Center. 2021-05-27. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
^ "New Voices in Tennessee". Student Press Law Center. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
^ Editor-in-Chief, Trenton Straight (2023-08-23). "Justice signs student press freedom bill into law". The Daily Athenaeum - West Virginia University. Retrieved 2023-08-25. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
^ Miller, Steve (2018-08-24). "Administrator who helped cover up sexual misconduct is still working for Prosper ISD". The Texas Monitor. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
^ Peiser, Jaclyn (2018-07-01). "Hard News. Angry Administration. Teenage Journalists Know What It's Like". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
^ Proulx, Natalie (2019-05-09). "Should Schools Be Allowed to Censor Student Newspapers? (Published 2019)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
^ "Utah high school receives tongue-in-cheek 'award' for censoring its student newspaper". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
^ Rosenberg, Eli (January 24, 2018). "Their school deleted an article on a teacher's firing. So these teens published it themselves". The Washington Post.
^ "On Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in MAHANOY AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT versus B.L." (PDF). Amicus curiae et. al. March 31, 202.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
^ Fletcher, Paul (2019-12-26). "Censorship by theft". Virginia Lawyers Weekly. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
^ "Student Press Law Center | Newspaper theft in 2019: 8,500+ issues stolen, trashed in 13 incidents". Student Press Law Center. 2019-12-13. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
^ "Student Press Law Center". www.splc.org.
^ "Gary Green Joins Student Press Law Center as Executive Director". Student Press Law Center. 2023-03-07. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
^ "Student Press Law Center names new executive director". 20 November 2007.
^ "Student journalists navigate coronavirus pandemic". www.insidehighered.com. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
^ Elliott, Roxann. "Student Press Law Center executive director gives interview about New Jersey's New Voices law".
^ "Student Press Law Center names new executive director".
^ "Univ. law graduate earns prestigious position". Red and Black. 14 November 2007. Archived from the original on 11 March 2012.
^ "A Message from the Board of Directors of the Student Press Law Center".
^ "Student Press Law Center Seeks to Raise $3.75M for an Endowment". Editor and Publisher. 17 March 2005. Archived from the original on 18 March 2005.
^ "News Flash". SPLC. Archived from the original on 2007-02-18.

External links

Official website

[1] Ralston, Neil; Hudson, David L. (September 2017) [2009]. "Student Press Law Center". The First Amendment Encyclopedia. First Amendment Center. Retrieved June 26, 2021.

[2] "Breaking the back of Hazelwood: a press lawyer's decade-long campaign". Poynter. 2017-07-17. Retrieved 2020-07-08.

[3] "History of the Student Press Law Center". Student Press Law Center. Retrieved 2023-08-25.

[4] Hudson, David L. Jr. "Student Press Law Center". www.mtsu.edu. Retrieved 2020-07-08.

[5] "SCJ". www.scj.us. Archived from the original on 2007-06-21.

[6] "Student Press Law Center". Idealist. Archived from the original on 20 May 2011.

[7] "Got Censorship? Here's A Place To Turn". Poynter's High School Journalism Guide. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011.

[8] "Student Press Law Center director tells UMD students their rights have "gotten worse"". The Diamondback.

[9] "Student Press Law Center Legal Hotline". Student Press Law Center. Retrieved 2023-08-25.

[10] *"Washington DC: Student Press Law Center & Others File Amicus Briefs to the Supreme Court". Pen USA. Archived from the original on 15 March 2008.
Deborah Morse, et al. v. Joseph Frederick, U.S. (Ninth Circuit).

Margaret Hosty, Jeni Proche and Steven P. Barba v. Patricia Carter, U.S. (Seventh Circuit).

Rosenberger et al. v. Rector and Visitors of University of Virginia et al., U.S. (Fourth Circuit), archived from the original.

"Coalition warns of whittling away at First Amendment on campus". SPLC. 1 May 1998.

[11] Deborah Morse, et al. v. Joseph Frederick, U.S. (Ninth Circuit).

[12] Margaret Hosty, Jeni Proche and Steven P. Barba v. Patricia Carter, U.S. (Seventh Circuit).

[13] Rosenberger et al. v. Rector and Visitors of University of Virginia et al., U.S. (Fourth Circuit), archived from the original.

[14] "Coalition warns of whittling away at First Amendment on campus". SPLC. 1 May 1998.

[11] "Student Press Law Center". www.splc.org.

[12] Strauss, Valerie (April 5, 2017). "Analysis | What protections do student journalists really have? Check your state on this map". Washington Post. Retrieved 2020-07-08.

[13] "Student Press Law Center". www.splc.org.

[14] "Awards". SPLC. Archived from the original on 27 August 2014.

[15] "Poynter". Poynter. Archived from the original on 2005-10-28.

[New_Voices-16] "New Voices". Student Press Law Center. Retrieved 2 August 2019.

[17] "A nationwide movement protecting the student press from censorship gains momentum". The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press. 2017-09-08. Retrieved 2020-07-08.

[18] "House Bill 480". Missouri Legislature. 101st General Assembly, 1st Regular Session.

[19] "Senate Bill 434: Establishes the "Cronkite New Voices Act" to protect the freedom of press in school-sponsored media". Missouri Legislature.

[20] "LEGISLATIVE BILL 88" (PDF). Nebreska State Legislature.

[21] "Bill A169: Concerns speech rights of student journalists at public schools and public institutions of higher education". New Jersey State Legislature.

[22] "New Voices in New York". Student Press Law Center. Retrieved 2021-07-12.

[23] "SPLC commends Iowa's recent efforts to extend censorship protections to advisers". Student Press Law Center. 2021-05-27. Retrieved 2021-07-12.

[24] "New Voices in Tennessee". Student Press Law Center. Retrieved 2021-07-12.

[25] Editor-in-Chief, Trenton Straight (2023-08-23). "Justice signs student press freedom bill into law". The Daily Athenaeum - West Virginia University. Retrieved 2023-08-25. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)

[26] Miller, Steve (2018-08-24). "Administrator who helped cover up sexual misconduct is still working for Prosper ISD". The Texas Monitor. Retrieved 2020-09-23.

[27] Peiser, Jaclyn (2018-07-01). "Hard News. Angry Administration. Teenage Journalists Know What It's Like". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-06-26.

[28] Proulx, Natalie (2019-05-09). "Should Schools Be Allowed to Censor Student Newspapers? (Published 2019)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-01-18.

[29] "Utah high school receives tongue-in-cheek 'award' for censoring its student newspaper". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2021-01-18.

[30] Rosenberg, Eli (January 24, 2018). "Their school deleted an article on a teacher's firing. So these teens published it themselves". The Washington Post.

[31] "On Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in MAHANOY AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT versus B.L." (PDF). Amicus curiae et. al. March 31, 202.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link)

[32] Fletcher, Paul (2019-12-26). "Censorship by theft". Virginia Lawyers Weekly. Retrieved 2020-07-08.

[33] "Student Press Law Center | Newspaper theft in 2019: 8,500+ issues stolen, trashed in 13 incidents". Student Press Law Center. 2019-12-13. Retrieved 2020-07-08.

[34] "Student Press Law Center". www.splc.org.

[35] "Gary Green Joins Student Press Law Center as Executive Director". Student Press Law Center. 2023-03-07. Retrieved 2023-05-25.

[36] "Student Press Law Center names new executive director". 20 November 2007.

[37] "Student journalists navigate coronavirus pandemic". www.insidehighered.com. Retrieved 2020-07-08.

[38] Elliott, Roxann. "Student Press Law Center executive director gives interview about New Jersey's New Voices law".

[39] "Student Press Law Center names new executive director".

[40] "Univ. law graduate earns prestigious position". Red and Black. 14 November 2007. Archived from the original on 11 March 2012.

[41] "A Message from the Board of Directors of the Student Press Law Center".

[42] "Student Press Law Center Seeks to Raise $3.75M for an Endowment". Editor and Publisher. 17 March 2005. Archived from the original on 18 March 2005.

[43] "News Flash". SPLC. Archived from the original on 2007-02-18.

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+The '''Student Press Law Center''' ('''SPLC''') is a [[non-profit organization]] that aims to promote, support and defend [[Freedom of the press|press freedom rights]] for student [[journalist]]s at high schools and colleges in the [[United States]]. It is dedicated to student free-press rights and provides information, advice and [[legal assistance]] at no charge for students and educators.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Ralston|first1=Neil|last2=Hudson|first2=David L.|date=September 2017|orig-year=2009|title=Student Press Law Center|url=https://mtsu.edu/first-amendment/article/1200/student-press-law-center|access-date=June 26, 2021|website=The First Amendment Encyclopedia|publisher=First Amendment Center|publication-date=September 2017}}</ref>
-The SPLC was founded in 1974.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-07-17|title=Breaking the back of Hazelwood: a press lawyer's decade-long campaign|url=https://www.poynter.org/business-work/2017/breaking-the-back-of-hazelwood-a-press-lawyers-decade-long-campaign/|access-date=2020-07-08|website=Poynter|language=en-US}}</ref> It is the only legal assistance agency in the United States with the primary mission of educating high school and college journalists about the rights and responsibilities embodied in the [[First Amendment to the United States Constitution|First Amendment]] and supporting the [[Freedom of speech|freedom of expression]] of student news media to address issues and express themselves free from [[censorship]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scj.us/constitution/structure.shtml |website=www.scj.us |title=SCJ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070621124321/http://www.scj.us/constitution/structure.shtml |archive-date=2007-06-21 |df= }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idealist.org/en/org/8931-143|website=Idealist|title=Student Press Law Center|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520050419/http://www.idealist.org/view/org/5TpMp4zTbZMD/|archive-date=20 May 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.poynterextra.org/centerpiece/highschool/law_splc.htm |title=Got Censorship? Here's A Place To Turn |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605223322/http://www.poynterextra.org/centerpiece/highschool/law_splc.htm |archive-date=5 June 2011 |website=Poynter's High School Journalism Guide |url-status=dead |df= }}</ref>
+SPLC was founded in 1974.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-07-17|title=Breaking the back of Hazelwood: a press lawyer's decade-long campaign|url=https://www.poynter.org/business-work/2017/breaking-the-back-of-hazelwood-a-press-lawyers-decade-long-campaign/|access-date=2020-07-08|website=Poynter|language=en-US}}</ref> The Kennedy Memorial Foundation and the [[Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press]] created the center at the recommendation of the Commission of Inquiry into High School Journalism in ''Captive Voices'', a book that found that censorship was pervasive and identified the need for an organization that would stand up for students’ First Amendment rights.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History of the Student Press Law Center |url=https://splc.org/history/ |access-date=2023-08-25 |website=Student Press Law Center |language=en-US}}</ref> The center became a separate corporation in 1979.<ref>{{Cite web|first=David L. Jr.|last=Hudson|title=Student Press Law Center|url=https://www.mtsu.edu/first-amendment/article/1200/student-press-law-center|access-date=2020-07-08|website=www.mtsu.edu|language=en}}</ref> It is the only legal assistance agency in the United States with the primary mission of educating high school and college journalists about the rights and responsibilities embodied in the [[First Amendment to the United States Constitution|First Amendment]] and supporting the [[Freedom of speech|freedom of expression]] of student news media to address issues and express themselves free from [[censorship]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scj.us/constitution/structure.shtml |website=www.scj.us |title=SCJ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070621124321/http://www.scj.us/constitution/structure.shtml |archive-date=2007-06-21 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idealist.org/en/org/8931-143|website=Idealist|title=Student Press Law Center|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520050419/http://www.idealist.org/view/org/5TpMp4zTbZMD/|archive-date=20 May 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.poynterextra.org/centerpiece/highschool/law_splc.htm |title=Got Censorship? Here's A Place To Turn |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605223322/http://www.poynterextra.org/centerpiece/highschool/law_splc.htm |archive-date=5 June 2011 |website=Poynter's High School Journalism Guide |url-status=dead }}</ref>
-The SPLC is a [[non-partisan]] [[501(c)#501(c)(3)|501(c)(3)]] corporation. It is headquartered in the [[University of California, Washington Center|University of California Building]] in [[Washington, D.C.]] It was previously headquartered in [[Arlington, Virginia]], where it shared a suite of offices with the [[Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dbknews.com/2016/10/14/first-amendment-rights-frank-lamonte/|title=Student Press Law Center director tells UMD students their rights have "gotten worse"|website=The Diamondback}}</ref>
+SPLC is a [[non-partisan]] [[501(c)#501(c)(3)|501(c)(3)]] corporation. It is headquartered in the [[University of California, Washington Center|University of California Building]] in [[Washington, D.C.]] It was previously headquartered in [[Arlington, Virginia]], where it shared a suite of offices with the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dbknews.com/2016/10/14/first-amendment-rights-frank-lamonte/|title=Student Press Law Center director tells UMD students their rights have "gotten worse"|website=The Diamondback}}</ref>
 ==Services==
+The Student Press Law Center:
-The SPLC:
-*Provides free legal help and information as well as low-cost educational materials for student journalists on a wide variety of [[media law]] topics, including laws regarding [[defamation]], [[freedom of information in the United States|freedom of information]], [[copyright]]s, [[invasion of privacy]], [[reporter's privilege]], [[obscenity]], [[censorship]], and the [[First Amendment to the United States Constitution|First Amendment]].
+*Provides free legal help and information to student journalists and educators through a legal hotline,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Student Press Law Center Legal Hotline |url=https://splc.org/legalhelp/ |access-date=2023-08-25 |website=Student Press Law Center |language=en-US}}</ref> as well as educational materials on a wide variety of [[media law]] topics, including laws regarding [[defamation]], [[freedom of information in the United States|freedom of information]], [[copyright]]s, [[invasion of privacy]], [[reporter's privilege]], [[obscenity]], [[censorship]], and the [[First Amendment to the United States Constitution|First Amendment]].
+*Trains student journalists and educators on First Amendment and media law topics through its virtual [https://splc.org/speakers/ SPLC in the Classroom] program, as well as at conferences and events throughout the country.
-*Files ''[[Amicus curae|amici curiae]]'' in cases where student media rights could be effected.<ref>
+*Builds and supports [https://splc.org/new-voices/ state-based grassroots coalitions] of press freedom advocates that seek to protect student press freedom with state laws.
-* {{cite web|url=http://penusa.org/go/news/comments/371/|title=Washington DC: Student Press Law Center & Others File Amicus Briefs to the Supreme Court|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080315035353/http://penusa.org/go/news/comments/371/|archive-date=15 March 2008|publisher=Pen USA}}
+*Files ''[[Amicus curae|amici curiae]]'' in cases where student media rights could be effected.<ref>*{{cite web|url=http://penusa.org/go/news/comments/371/|title=Washington DC: Student Press Law Center & Others File Amicus Briefs to the Supreme Court|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080315035353/http://penusa.org/go/news/comments/371/|archive-date=15 March 2008|publisher=Pen USA}}
-* {{cite court|litigants=Deborah Morse, et al. v. Joseph Frederick|reporter=U.S.|court=Ninth Circuit|url=http://drugwarrant.net/files/bong/brief_SPLC.pdf}}
-* {{cite court|litigants=Margaret Hosty, Jeni Proche and Steven P. Barba v. Patricia Carter|url=http://www.thefire.org/pdfs/2eb65ceda4d6389b54625a329f2ab59a.pdf|reporter=U.S.|court=Seventh Circuit}}
+*{{cite court|litigants=Deborah Morse, et al. v. Joseph Frederick|reporter=U.S.|court=Ninth Circuit|url=http://drugwarrant.net/files/bong/brief_SPLC.pdf}}
-* {{cite court|url=https://docs.justia.com/cases/supreme/515/819.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722223411/https://docs.justia.com/cases/supreme/515/819.pdf |reporter=U.S.|court=Fourth Circuit|litigants=Rosenberger et al. v. Rector and Visitors of University of Virginia et al.}}
+*{{cite court|litigants=Margaret Hosty, Jeni Proche and Steven P. Barba v. Patricia Carter|url=http://www.thefire.org/pdfs/2eb65ceda4d6389b54625a329f2ab59a.pdf|reporter=U.S.|court=Seventh Circuit}}
+*{{cite court|url=https://docs.justia.com/cases/supreme/515/819.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722223411/https://docs.justia.com/cases/supreme/515/819.pdf |reporter=U.S.|court=Fourth Circuit|litigants=Rosenberger et al. v. Rector and Visitors of University of Virginia et al.}}
-* {{cite web|url=http://www.splc.org/article/1998/05/coalition-warns-of-whittling-away-at-first-amendment-on-campus?id=222&edition=11|title=Coalition warns of whittling away at First Amendment on campus|date=1 May 1998|publisher=SPLC}}</ref>
+*{{cite web|url=http://www.splc.org/article/1998/05/coalition-warns-of-whittling-away-at-first-amendment-on-campus?id=222&edition=11|title=Coalition warns of whittling away at First Amendment on campus|date=1 May 1998|publisher=SPLC}}</ref>
-*Operates an Attorney Referral Network of approximately 250 volunteer media law attorneys across the country who may be available to provide free legal representation to local students when necessary.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.splc.org/support/volunteer.asp|title=Student Press Law Center|website=www.splc.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Strauss|first=Valerie|last2=|first2=|date=April 5, 2017|title=Analysis {{!}} What protections do student journalists really have? Check your state on this map.|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2017/04/05/what-protections-do-student-journalists-really-have-check-your-state-on-this-map/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-07-08|website=Washington Post|language=en}}</ref>
+*Operates an Attorney Referral Network of approximately 250 volunteer media law attorneys across the country who may be available to provide free legal representation to local students when necessary.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.splc.org/support/volunteer.asp|title=Student Press Law Center|website=www.splc.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Strauss|first=Valerie|date=April 5, 2017|title=Analysis {{!}} What protections do student journalists really have? Check your state on this map.|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2017/04/05/what-protections-do-student-journalists-really-have-check-your-state-on-this-map/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-07-08|newspaper=Washington Post|language=en}}</ref>
 *Maintains a free Freedom of Information Law Letter Generator that creates a public records request tailored to the [[State law (United States)|law]] of each of the 50 [[U.S. state|states]] and the [[District of Columbia]], for use by student journalists and others seeking access to public records.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.splc.org/legalassistance/foiletter.asp|title=Student Press Law Center|website=www.splc.org}}</ref>
+*Presents annual awards to recognize student journalists and educators that have shown courage in standing up for student press freedom.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.splc.org/aboutus/csjaward.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140827192950/http://www.splc.org/aboutus/csjaward.asp|archive-date=27 August 2014|title=Awards|website=SPLC}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=45&aid=91253|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051028151603/https://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=45&aid=91253|url-status=dead|archive-date=2005-10-28|title=Poynter|website=Poynter}}</ref>
-*Staffs a legal representation hotline.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Gewertz|first=Catherine|title=7 Signs That Your School Newspaper Risks Censorship|url=http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/teaching_now/2019/10/is_your_school_newspaper_in_danger_of_censorship.html?cmp=SOC-SHR-FB|access-date=2020-07-08|website=Education Week - Teaching Now}}</ref>
+*Convenes a national "[https://studentpressfreedom.org Student Press Freedom Day]" each February to bring national focus on the issues of student journalism and censorship.
-*Maintains a full-service news operation covering issues relevant to student journalism. The Center's journalists write online news stories<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.splc.org/news/newsflash.asp|title=News Flashes|website=SPLC|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140901185117/http://www.splc.org/news/newsflash.asp|archive-date=1 September 2014}}</ref> about ongoing censorship and open-records controversies, and produce the in-depth ''SPLC Report'' magazine in print and online.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.splc.org/news/report.asp|title=Student Press Law Center|website=www.splc.org}}</ref>
-*Presents annual awards to recognize student journalists, educators, and administrators that have shown courage in standing up for student press freedom.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.splc.org/aboutus/csjaward.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140827192950/http://www.splc.org/aboutus/csjaward.asp|archive-date=27 August 2014|title=Awards|website=SPLC}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=45&aid=91253|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051028151603/https://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=45&aid=91253|url-status=dead|archive-date=2005-10-28|title=Poynter|website=Poynter}}</ref>
 ==Advocacy==
+SPLC has advocated for the passage of "New Voices" legislation at the state level to protect student journalists' rights.<ref name="New Voices">{{cite web |title=New Voices |url=https://splc.org/new-voices/ |website=Student Press Law Center |access-date=2 August 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-09-08|title=A nationwide movement protecting the student press from censorship gains momentum|url=https://www.rcfp.org/nationwide-movement-protecting-student-press-censorship-gains-moment/|access-date=2020-07-08|website=The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press|language=en-US}}</ref> Its efforts led to proposed legislation in ten states: in Hawaii, Kentucky, Missouri,<ref>{{Cite web|title=House Bill 480|url=https://www.house.mo.gov/bill.aspx?bill=HB480&year=2021&code=R|website=Missouri Legislature. 101st General Assembly, 1st Regular Session.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Senate Bill 434: Establishes the "Cronkite New Voices Act" to protect the freedom of press in school-sponsored media|url=https://www.senate.mo.gov/21info/BTS_Web/Bill.aspx?SessionType=R&BillID=56671779|website=Missouri Legislature.}}</ref> Nebraska,<ref>{{Cite web|title=LEGISLATIVE BILL 88|url=https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/107/PDF/Intro/LB88.pdf|website=Nebreska State Legislature}}</ref> New Jersey,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bill A169: Concerns speech rights of student journalists at public schools and public institutions of higher education.|url=https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bills/BillView.asp?BillNumber=A169|website=New Jersey State Legislature}}</ref> New York,<ref>{{Cite web|title=New Voices in New York|url=https://splc.org/new-voices-new-york/|access-date=2021-07-12|website=Student Press Law Center|language=en-US}}</ref> Iowa,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-27|title=SPLC commends Iowa's recent efforts to extend censorship protections to advisers|url=https://splc.org/2021/05/splc-commends-iowas-recent-efforts-to-extend-censorship-protections-to-advisers/|access-date=2021-07-12|website=Student Press Law Center|language=en-US}}</ref> Tennessee,<ref>{{Cite web|title=New Voices in Tennessee|url=https://splc.org/new-voices-in-tennessee/|access-date=2021-07-12|website=Student Press Law Center|language=en-US}}</ref> West Virginia, and Texas. Thanks to the grassroots movement behind New Voices — spearheaded nationally by SPLC — West Virginia became the 17th state with such legislation in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Editor-in-Chief |first=Trenton Straight |date=2023-08-23 |title=Justice signs student press freedom bill into law |url=https://www.thedaonline.com/news/west_virginia/justice-signs-student-press-freedom-bill-into-law/article_5f004afe-ca70-11ed-8e68-eff810b42acc.html |access-date=2023-08-25 |website=The Daily Athenaeum - West Virginia University |language=en}}</ref>
-The SPLC has advocated for the passage of "New Voices" legislation at the state level to protect student journalists' rights.<ref name="New Voices">{{cite web |title=New Voices |url=https://splc.org/new-voices/ |website=Student Press Law Center |accessdate=2 August 2019}}</ref> The organization has promoted and funded Student Press Freedom Day on college campuses.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Guenther|first=Abigail|date=January 21, 2020|title=Student Press Freedom: demanding democracy|url=http://www.strosechronicle.com/fresh/student-press-freedom-demanding-democracy/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-07-08|website=The Chronicle|language=en-US}}</ref>
+In 2015, SPLC aided [[Prosper High School]] student journalists who were censored and removed from their student newspaper after reporting on a teacher criticizing their colleague for reporting a school-related incident of inappropriate sexual conduct to police.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Miller|first=Steve|date=2018-08-24|title=Administrator who helped cover up sexual misconduct is still working for Prosper ISD|url=https://texasmonitor.org/administrator-who-helped-cover-up-sexual-misconduct-is-still-working-for-prosper-isd/|access-date=2020-09-23|website=The Texas Monitor|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Peiser|first=Jaclyn|date=2018-07-01|title=Hard News. Angry Administration. Teenage Journalists Know What It's Like.|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/01/business/media/student-journalism-school-newspaper.html|access-date=2021-06-26|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
+In 2018, the  center supported two student reporters whose high school administration shut down their [[Student Newspaper|student newspaper]] when their investigating revealed a teacher was fired for exchanging inappropriate text messages with an underage student.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Proulx|first=Natalie|date=2019-05-09|title=Should Schools Be Allowed to Censor Student Newspapers? (Published 2019)|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/09/learning/should-schools-be-allowed-to-censor-student-newspapers.html|access-date=2021-01-18|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Utah high school receives tongue-in-cheek 'award' for censoring its student newspaper|url=https://sltrib.com/news/2018/05/07/utah-high-school-receives-tongue-in-cheek-award-for-censoring-its-student-newspaper|access-date=2021-01-18|website=The Salt Lake Tribune|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Rosenberg|first=Eli|date=January 24, 2018|title=Their school deleted an article on a teacher's firing. So these teens published it themselves.|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/education/wp/2018/01/24/their-school-deleted-an-article-on-a-teachers-firing-so-these-teens-published-it-themselves/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref>
+In 2021, attorneys from the Student Press Law Center, alongside other free-speech groups, submitted an [[amicus curiae]] in the supreme court case [[Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L.]], which stated the court had unconstitutionally established students as second-class citizens as a consequence of school enrollment.<ref>{{Cite web|date=March 31, 202|others=[[Amicus curiae]] et. al.|title=On Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in MAHANOY AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT versus B.L.|url=https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/20/20-255/173479/20210331123913669_20-255%20bsac%20Student%20Press%20Law%20Center.pdf}}</ref>
+== Newspaper theft ==
+The organization tracks the [[Newspaper theft|theft of free newspapers]] on college campuses. The group considers the disappearance of the student newspapers as censorship by theft.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Fletcher|first=Paul|date=2019-12-26|title=Censorship by theft|url=https://valawyersweekly.com/2019/12/26/censorship-by-theft/|access-date=2020-07-08|website=Virginia Lawyers Weekly|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-12-13|title=Student Press Law Center {{!}} Newspaper theft in 2019: 8,500+ issues stolen, trashed in 13 incidents|url=https://splc.org/2019/12/newspaper-theft-in-2019-8500-issues-stolen-trashed-in-13-incidents/|access-date=2020-07-08|website=Student Press Law Center|language=en-US}}</ref>
 ==Governance and staff==
-The SPLC is run by an [[executive director]] and a board of directors composed primarily of attorneys, professional journalists and journalism educators.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.splc.org/aboutus/board.asp|title=Student Press Law Center|website=www.splc.org}}</ref> The current executive director, Hadar Harris, was named to the position in September 2017.<ref>http://www.splc.org/article/2017/09/new-executive-director</ref> The previous executive director was Frank LoMonte,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://newvoicesus.com/1364/state-campaigns/student-press-law-center-executive-director-gives-interview-about-new-jerseys-new-voices-law/|title=Student Press Law Center executive director gives interview about New Jersey’s New Voices law|first=Roxann|last=Elliott|publisher=}}</ref> who served from January 2008 until September 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.splc.org/news/newsflash.asp?id=1636|title=Student Press Law Center names new executive director|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://media.www.redandblack.com/media/storage/paper871/news/2007/11/14/News/Univ-Law.Graduate.Earns.Prestigious.Position-3098705.shtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120311091034/http://redandblack.com/2007/11/14/univ-law-graduate-earns-prestigious-position/|archive-date=11 March 2012|date=14 November 2007|title=Univ. law graduate earns prestigious position|website=Red and Black}}</ref> He was preceded by Mark Goodman, who served from 1985 to 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.splc.org/news/newsflash.asp?id=1520|title=A Message from the Board of Directors of the Student Press Law Center|publisher=}}</ref>
+SPLC is run by an [[executive director]] and a board of directors composed primarily of attorneys, professional journalists and journalism educators.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.splc.org/aboutus/board.asp|title=Student Press Law Center|website=www.splc.org}}</ref> The current executive director, Gary Green, began in the role in April 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-07 |title=Gary Green Joins Student Press Law Center as Executive Director |url=https://splc.org/2023/03/gary-green-joins-splc-as-executive-director/ |access-date=2023-05-25 |website=Student Press Law Center |language=en-US}}</ref> The previous executive director, Hadar Harris, served from September 2017 to February 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.splc.org/article/2017/09/new-executive-director|title = Student Press Law Center names new executive director|date = 20 November 2007}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Student journalists navigate coronavirus pandemic|url=https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/03/24/student-journalists-navigate-coronavirus-pandemic|access-date=2020-07-08|website=www.insidehighered.com|language=en}}</ref> [[Frank LoMonte]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://newvoicesus.com/1364/state-campaigns/student-press-law-center-executive-director-gives-interview-about-new-jerseys-new-voices-law/|title=Student Press Law Center executive director gives interview about New Jersey's New Voices law|first=Roxann|last=Elliott|publisher=}}</ref> served as executive director from January 2008 until September 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.splc.org/news/newsflash.asp?id=1636|title=Student Press Law Center names new executive director|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://media.www.redandblack.com/media/storage/paper871/news/2007/11/14/News/Univ-Law.Graduate.Earns.Prestigious.Position-3098705.shtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120311091034/http://redandblack.com/2007/11/14/univ-law-graduate-earns-prestigious-position/|archive-date=11 March 2012|date=14 November 2007|title=Univ. law graduate earns prestigious position|website=Red and Black}}</ref> He was preceded by Mark Goodman, who served from 1985 to 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.splc.org/news/newsflash.asp?id=1520|title=A Message from the Board of Directors of the Student Press Law Center|publisher=}}</ref>
 ==Funding==
-The SPLC is supported by contributions from student journalists, journalism educators, and other individuals, as well as by donations from foundations and corporations. On January 23, 2007, the SPLC  successfully completed a three-year $3.75 million [[Financial endowment|endowment]] campaign, spurred by a challenge grant from the [[John S. and James L. Knight Foundation]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000845322|publisher=Editor and Publisher|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050318105524/http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000845322|archive-date=18 March 2005|title=Student Press Law Center Seeks to Raise $3.75M for an Endowment|date=17 March 2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.splc.org/newsflash.asp?id=1410 |website=SPLC |title=News Flahses |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070218055554/http://www.splc.org/newsflash.asp?id=1410 |archive-date=2007-02-18 |df= }}</ref> In 2017, the organization's total revenue was $763,920, as shown on [https://pdf.guidestar.org/PDF_Images/2017/521/184/2017-521184647-0fd8a6c0-9.pdf IRS Form 990.]
+SPLC is supported by contributions from student journalists, journalism educators, and other individuals, as well as by donations from foundations and corporations. On January 23, 2007, SPLC successfully completed a three-year $3.75 million [[Financial endowment|endowment]] campaign, spurred by a challenge grant from the [[John S. and James L. Knight Foundation]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000845322|publisher=Editor and Publisher|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050318105524/http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000845322|archive-date=18 March 2005|title=Student Press Law Center Seeks to Raise $3.75M for an Endowment|date=17 March 2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=News Flash|url=http://www.splc.org/newsflash.asp?id=1410|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070218055554/http://www.splc.org/newsflash.asp?id=1410|archive-date=2007-02-18|access-date=|website=SPLC}}</ref> In 2017, the organization's total revenue was $763,920, as shown on [https://pdf.guidestar.org/PDF_Images/2017/521/184/2017-521184647-0fd8a6c0-9.pdf IRS Form 990.]
-*[[Newspaper theft]]
+== See also ==
+* [[Censorship of student media in the United States]]
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 ==External links==
-* {{official|http://www.splc.org}}
+* {{Official website|https://splc.org/}}
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