[IP] Kansas State University, Censorship and the First Amendment
___
Dave Farber +1 412 726 9889
...... Forwarded Message .......
From: "Sean C. Sheridan" <scs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: dave@xxxxxxxxxx
Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2004 10:37:35 -0400
Subj: Kansas State University, Censorship and the First Amendment
Dave,
This comes from a list I subscribe to:
Dear Friends:
As you'll see from the release below, the Student Press Law Center is
gravely concerned about the situation at Kansas State University. In
May, university officials removed a newspaper adviser citing concerns
about the content of the publication. Now, in federal court, the school
has argued that the First Amendment allows the government to punish a
publication over concerns about "general quality." (Mind you, the
Kansas State Collegian is consistently a national award winner.)
We need your help in persuading the administration at Kansas State to
drop this outlandish argument before a legal precedent is set. College
Media Advisers Inc. has already issued an official censure over the
matter. You can voice your concern by contacting the president of Kansas
State University at the address below.
Jon Wefald, President
Kansas State University
110 Anderson
Manhattan, KS 66506
785/532-6221
pres@xxxxxxx
Please contact the SPLC if you have any questions.
Mark Goodman
Executive Director
Student Press Law Center
PRESS RELEASE: SPLC condemns Kansas State's 'bizarre' interpretation of
First Amendment
July 21, 2004
--For Immediate Release--
In a statement issued today, the Student Press Law Center condemned the
position taken by officials at Kansas State University in their legal
battle against student journalists over press freedom. SPLC Executive
Director Mark Goodman described the university's position as
"unprecedented, bizarre and offensive to the First Amendment."
...
Go to: http://www.splc.org/newsflash.asp?id=854 to read the full release
and statement.
___________________________
Mark Goodman, Executive Director
Student Press Law Center
1815 N. Fort Myer Drive, Suite 900
Arlington, VA 22209-1817
Phone: (703) 807-1904
E-mail: director@xxxxxxxx
Web site: www.splc.org
___________________________
--
Sean C. Sheridan
http://www.CampusClients.com
Campus Party, Inc.
201 Spring Garden Street
Philadelphia, PA 19123
(215) 320-1810
-------------------------------------
You are subscribed as roessler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
To manage your subscription, go to
http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip
Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/