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free speech activist Mike Hiestand
Mike Hiestand (pronounced HEE-STUND) grew up an Air Force “military brat,” and lived all over the country, literally from one tip — Homestead, Fla. — to the other — Anchorage, Alaska — with a fun stop pretty close to the middle — Boulder, Colo. — and lots of other places (esp. Texas, which we did three times!) in between. He is a graduate of Marquette University’s College of Journalism and Cornell Law School. Mr. Hiestand was the staff attorney for the nonprofit Student Press Law Center, located just outside Washington, D.C., between 1991-2003 and worked full-time as the Center’s sole consulting attorney until 2012. He continues to assist Student media and work with the SPLC on special projects affecting the student press community. Over the years, Mr. Hiestand has provided legal assistance to nearly 15,000 high school and college student journalists and their advisers.
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Student Press Law Center
April 20, 2018
Mike Hiestand, senior legal consultant at Student Press Law Center, said for public schools like NIU it is made clear in courts that vague or broad .... a recently passed Nevada law that protects students' First Amendment rights, says Washoe County student journalists and student free speech experts.
TeenVogue.com
April 19, 2018
In this reported piece, writer Kastalia Medrano explains the legality of walking out of school and not returning until gun laws are changed, a scenario posed by numerous students after the Parkland, Florida, shooting in February. The National School Walkout on April 20 protests gun violence in schools andÃâà...
Northern Star Online
April 19, 2018
Beltz said most institutions receive a yellow light rating from FIRE. She said FIRE sees institutions restricting free speech zone policies and harassment policies often. Mike Hiestand, senior legal consultant at Student Press Law Center, said for public schools like NIU it is made clear in courts that vague orÃâà...
The Breeze
April 12, 2018
Speaking to the media isn't mentioned in the handbook policy. However, the First Amendment protects the freedom of speech, which includes speaking to the media. Mike Hiestand, a senior legal consultant for the Student Press Law Center, said there's no legal justification for telling students they can'tÃâà...
Peninsula Daily News
February 27, 2018
Des Moines, and says that in order for a school to suppress free speech, the speech must “materially and substantially interfere” with class or the school's operation. The court ruled 7-2 that students do not “shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate.” SB 5064Ãâà...
Reno Gazette Journal
February 20, 2018
This New Voices legislation, which has been passed and adopted in more than one dozen states including Nevada, provides relief from one of the worst decisions the U.S. Supreme Court made against Freedom of the Press and First-Amendment rights. More: Students, free speech advocates outraged overÃâà...
KHOU
February 19, 2018
She's worried the new regulation would serve as a gateway for the district to begin taking control of yearbooks and student publications. Mike Hiestand, senior legal consultant for the Student Press Law Center, called the district's interpretation that yearbooks can be district controlled “absolutely ridiculous.”.
Reno Gazette Journal
February 17, 2018
A proposed Washoe County School District regulation that would censor what students can publish in yearbooks likely violates a recently passed Nevada law that protects students' First Amendment rights, says Washoe County student journalists and student free speech experts. The new regulation, whichÃâà...
Sequim Gazette
February 17, 2018
Des Moines, and says that in order for a school to suppress free speech, the speech must “materially and substantially interfere” with class or the school's operation. The Court ruled 7-2 that students do not “shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate.” SB 5064Ãâà...
Student Press Law Center
February 7, 2018
The day wrapped up with a conversation between the SPLC's Senior Legal Consultant Mike Hiestand and Cathy Kuhlmeier Frey, where the two discussed the ... “We're going to sacrifice the First Amendment rights of our students, so that the public doesn't get confused that the school might be somewhat beÃâà...
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