Landmark Supreme Court Cases: Hazelwood v Kuhlmeier
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Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier | BRI’s Homework Help Series
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What free speech rights do you have as a student? In the Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier (1988) Supreme Court ruling, the court found that articles written in the school newspaper are not subject to 1st Amendment, freedom of speech rights for student journalist. Learn how the court came to this answer in the latest episode of BRI's Homework Help Series on the case of Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier.
Freedom of the Press Clause: Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier Excerpts
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Why did the Founders include freedom of the press in the First Amendment? In this Close Read, Josh Schmid is joined by Josh Dunn, Professor of Political Science at the University of Colorado, to explore the Supreme Court Case of Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier and how it defines free press. Do the First Amendment’s protections for freedom of the press apply to student journalism in school-sponsored newspapers?
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Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier (1988)
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Case background and primary source documents concerning the Supreme Court case of Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier. Dealing with the extent of students' First Amendment rights, this lesson asks students to argue whether or not the First Amendment should protect student speech in public school-sponsored newspapers.
