Hazelwood vs Kuhlmeier
What was the outcome of the case?
The court held that the principal didn't violate the students' rights and that the school could in fact take thing out that it found inappropriate.
What was the school's paper, The Arrow, considered as in the court?
A limited public forum.
What amendment did the students and parents complain the school was violating?
First amendment rights
What was difference between Hazelwood's newspaper and The Arrow in the Katy Dean case?
The Arrow was a limited public forum while Hazelwood's paper was a non-public forum.
How did Hazelwood v. Khulmeier affect journalism?
It showed that non-public forums like school newspapers could be censored or have things taken out that are deemed inappropriate.
Who took the case to court?
Journalism students from Hazelwood East High School in St. Louis, Missouri
What did the court rule at the end of the case?
That the school couldn't censor or change anything in the paper as it was a limited public forum.
What did the school try to ban?
Black armbands.
What was a similarity between all three cases?
All of the cases were brought to court over first amendment rights.
How did Katy Dean v. Utica affect journalism?
It showed that public forums or limited public forums can't be censored or have pieces taken out by places like schools without permission of the editor.
Why was the case started?
The school was taking out pages of the paper before it was published.
Who took the case to court?
Katy Dean and Dan Butts
Why were students wearing to protest and what were they protesting?
Black armbands to protest the Vietnam war and show support for a truce.
Who won the cases of Des Moines and Katy Dean?
The students/editors.
How did Tinker v. Des Moines affect jounalism?
It ruled that nothing could be banned without a major purpose like violence or encouraging drugs. This can go for censoring newspapers as well.
Which amendment did the students think the principal was violating of theirs?
Their first amendment rights.
Which amendment was being violated?
First amendment
What did the school say about the armbands?
That they were distracting other students from learning.
What was similar between Hazelwood's case and the Katy Dean case?
They were both over the newspaper.
What happened after the second court ruled that the school couldn't take things out of the paper unless it was extreme circumstances?
The school appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
What was the story that was in The Arrow about?
Bus fumes effecting residents living near the buses.
What was the final rule from the court?
The students could wear the arm bands, as they were non-violent and not distracting. They rules that the school couldn't ban anything unless they had a real reason like violence or encouraging drug use.
What was different about Katy Dean and Hazelwood and Des Moines?
Katy Dean and Hazelwood were started over school newspapers, while Des Moines what started because of student protests.