Kansas State University, Censorship and the First Amendment

[dave () farber net]

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From: "Sean C. Sheridan" <scs () CampusClients com>
To: dave () farber net
Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2004 10:37:35 -0400
Subj: Kansas State University, Censorship and the First Amendment

Dave,


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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 () ksu edu

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 () splc org
Web site: www.splc.org
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