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Committee adopts amendment and advances bill to protect student journalists' First Amendment rights
Senate Education Committee - Senate · February 27, 2019
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Summary
The Senate Education Committee adopted an amendment and voted to advance House Bill 1231, which sponsors said clarifies First Amendment protections for student journalists at higher‑education institutions while excluding libel, slander and obscene material as defined by state law.
The Senate Education Committee on Monday adopted Amendment 2 and advanced House Bill 1231, legislation sponsors described as safeguarding the First Amendment rights of student journalists at institutions of higher education.
Senator Johnson, who presented the…
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