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Monday, February 15, 2010

“Student Suspended for Facebook Page Can Sue”: Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times will contain an article that begins, “A South Florida teenager who sued her former principal after she was suspended for creating a Facebook page criticizing a teacher can proceed with her lawsuit, a federal judge has ruled.”

And The Miami Herald has a news update headlined “Judge: Student’s Facebook rants about teacher are protected speech; A teenager’s venting about her teacher on a social networking site falls under the umbrella of the First Amendment, a federal judge ruled.”

I have posted at this link Friday’s ruling of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Posted at 11:50 PM by Howard Bashman



“Federal suit planned against UC over ban on affirmative action; Activists challenge Proposition 209, charging that the 1996 law on university admissions violates right to equal protection under the Constitution”: The Los Angeles Times has this news update.

Posted at 11:30 PM by Howard Bashman



“Sources: Starr named Baylor University president.” The Waco Tribune-Herald has a news update that begins, “Kenneth W. Starr, the former independent counsel whose work led to the impeachment of then-President Bill Clinton, was named president of Baylor University this morning, sources said.”

Carol J. Williams of The Los Angeles Times has a news update headlined “Kenneth Starr leaving Pepperdine Law School to become Baylor president.”

The Associated Press reports that “Ex-Clinton prosecutor Starr named Baylor president.”

At Politico.com, Josh Gerstein reports that “Ken Starr to head Baylor University.”

And Baylor University has today issued a news release headlined “Introducing Judge Ken Starr, 14th President of Baylor University.”

Posted at 8:07 PM by Howard Bashman