Examines arguments supporting and rejecting First Amendment rights of policemen, the historical precedents for these stances, and the present legal status of police expression. (MH)

Reports on the progress of a freedom-of-speech case involving the publication of an article on students' sexual behavior in Hayfield, Virginia, high school's "The Farm News." (KS)

Factor analysis of responses of newspaper editors and broadcast news directors reveals professionalism as the dominant factor. (KS)

Publishers and government disagreed on whether freedom of the press was at issue during this period. (KS)

Evaluates Equal Access Act of 1984 (prohibits denial of equal access to political, religious, and philosophical groups in secondary schools with limited open forums). Includes discussion of free speech, establishment clause, and implementation and effect of the act (some states ignore it, some courts uphold it, and there is no indication of how…

Traces the events that led to the passage of Colorado's Confidentiality of Library Records Law. The growing national trend to protect patron records is also discussed, and practical suggestions for librarians to use in dealing with privacy laws are provided. (EM)

The question of whether someone can be sued for supposedly libelous statements in a solicited letter of recommendation is discussed. Defamation cases are being made harder for plaintiffs to win, since the Supreme Court's recognition that libel cases raise important free speech issues. (MLW)

For schools, teachers, and principals, there is no censorship insurance--especially against attacks directed at learning techniques involved with problem solving and higher order thinking skills. Pincipals faced with disputes must work for consensus before, during, and after a controversy and mitigate self-righteousness and arrogance on either…

During the author's first trip to Moscow, a Soviet educator claimed U.S. children were more narrowly educated than in the Soviet Union. The author's conversation with his daughter concerning U.S. schools' negative images of the Soviet Union inspired him to reread American history, examine his own national biases, and confront his ignorance…

Reports that the Supreme Court has dealt with related issues, but not specifically with rights of prison presses. (FL)

Argues that the doctrine of presumed harm, which was not addressed in "New York Times Co. v. Sullivan," remains a major problem in libel law. (FL)

This essay addresses concerns surrounding the censorship of library materials and responds to comments received on a previous article by the same author ("Top of the News," Winter 1984). Discussion covers the American Civil Liberties Union, vulgar language and inadequate vocabulary, library collections, library material selection, and…

It is the responsibility of faculty as a group to preserve academic freedom by recognizing, acknowledging, and withstanding the pressures against it at every level of the academic enterprise. (MSE)

Offers suggestions to people in academic theatre on how to deal with controversial plays. (PD)

Traces the evolution of the actual malice standard from a l884 Kansas court decision to the l964 decision in "'New York Times' v. Sullivan." (FL)