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Student Press Law Center

aka SPLC   |   Washington, DC   |  splc.org

Mission

The Student Press Law Center works at the intersection of law, journalism and education to promote, support and defend the rights of student journalists and their advisers at the high school and college levels. The nonprofit, nonpartisan SPLC provides information, training and legal assistance at no charge to student journalists and the educators who work with them. Founded in 1974, the SPLC is based in Washington, D.C.

Ruling year info

1980

Executive Director

Ms. Hadar Harris

Main address

1608 Rhode Island Ave NW Suite 211

Washington, DC 20036 USA

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EIN

52-1184647

NTEE code info

Censorship, Freedom of Speech and Press Issues (R63)

Civil Liberties Advocacy (R60)

Education N.E.C. (B99)

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LEGAL ASSISTANCE AND DEFENSE

LEGAL ASSISTANCE AND DEFENSE

SPLC runs a legal hotline that provides information to student journalists, advisers and administrators on any media law topic.

Consultation with lawyers representing student journalists.

Filing friend-of-the-court briefs on behalf of students in litigation.

Analysis of cases and litigation

Evaluation of existing publications guidelines and regulations, or the development of new ones

Referrals to local attorneys willing to represent students on a pro bono basis


EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH

Speaking at journalism seminars and workshops

Special media law classes for student journalists and journalism educators

Offering paid internships for law and journalism students

Serving as a clearinghouse for information on the legal issues confronting the student press to the media and the public

Sponsoring the Scholastic Press Freedom Award and The Reveille Seven College Press Freedom Award, which recognize outstanding support for the free press rights of students by individual student journalists or student media.

PUBLICATIONS

The Student Press Law Center publishes free or low-cost publications of special interest to student journalists, journalism educators, school administrators and attorneys. Among them: the SPLC Report, the Center's thrice yearly magazine and Law of the Student Press, the definitive 420-page book that provides answers to all of the common legal problems faced by the student media.

SPLC WEBSITE

SPLC.org includes fact sheets, legal guides and Freedom of Information letter generator that provide 24-hour help to student journalists and their advisers on a variety of media law topics. In addition, the website offers students the opportunity to post specific questions directly to the SPLC legal staff.

Population(s) Served
Students

SPLC.org has resources for student journalists and their advisers that include a law library containing information on landmark court cases about the First Amendment and student media, how to access open records, quizzes on media law and the First Amendment and presentations and handouts to replicate and use in the classroom. All of these resources are available free of charge.

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Students
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Student Press Law Center

Board of directors
as of 12/23/2022
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board co-chair

Mr. Logan Aimone

University of Chicago Laboratory High School

Term: 2023 - 2024


Board co-chair

Lynette Clemetson

Director, Wallace House

Term: 2023 - 2024

Logan Aimone

University of Chicago Laboratory High School

Jane McDonnell

Former executive director, Online News Association, (ME)

Tracy Schmaler

Founder, Oxbow

Michael Bolden

Executive Director and CEO, American Press Institute

Angela Buonocore

Vice President & Director – Corporate Relations for ITT Corporation

Matthew Cate

Media and First Amendment Lawyer, Ballard Spahr LLP

Lynette Clemetson

Director, Wallace House

Kelly Furnas

Professor, School of Communications at Elon University

Steven A. Holmes

Former Executive Director of Standards and Practices, CNN

Ava Lubell

Assistant General Counsel, Dow Jones

Andrea Valdez

Managing Editor, The Atlantic