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Illinois Gov. Signs College Press Freedom Bill

Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D) on Friday signed the College Campus Press Act, which makes any student media outlet at an Illinois public college "a public forum."

The new law, which prohibits college and university administrators from exercising prior review, was passed by the state legislature in June. The law also protects media advisers from punishment for refusing to try to control student speech, and it provides the public schools immunity from being sued over material disseminated by the student media.

For more on the law, check out this article by the Student Press Law Center.
Published Tuesday, September 04, 2007 6:49 PM by NeilRalston

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