This session focused on the Hosty vs. Carter case presented to the Supreme Court. It was a response to an older case at Hazelwood high school where a newspaper was censored for writing about pregnancy and contraceptives.
The case went to the Supreme Court in 1988 where the court ruled that the newspaper by practice or policy was a public forum. Public forums may be funded by government, but are not supported by it, therefore they have the freedom to say what they want.
Years later, a student in Illinois (Margaret Hosty) was censored in the college newspaper for her articles about a certain member of the faculty. She went to court pledging "public forum" and now a precedent has been set where colleges and universities are signing a document proclaiming that the media on campus is of the forum type. Therefore, they do not limit the speech of the students. Also, the school is not held liable for any libel printed or broadcast in the school media.
This session was interesting as far as law interest goes. But, it was not the most exciting event I have attended. By far.
--Andi
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