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Case Study: Hosty V. Carter

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Hosty v. Carter, a recent 2005 Supreme Court case, appeals to freedom of press in colleges. Three journalism students, Margaret Hosty, Steven Barba, and Jeni Porsche, at Governors State University sued the dean of the university for denying the printing of the paper. University Dean Patricia Carter prohibition printing the newspaper until a school officials reviewed the contents of the paper because it included articles critical of the school. The university’s policy says that newspaper staff will “determine content and format of their respective publications without censorship or advance approval”. Do colleges have the same rights as high schools to censor student newspapers sponsored by the school. Both the U.S. District Court and Court of

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