Matter of Opinion

Mon., Jan. 28, 2008

First Amendment for students, too

In Monday's editorial, we advocate legislation that would allow student journalists to deal with real-world First Amendment challenges.

We agree that there ought to be some boundaries -- obsenity, libel, privacy -- that adults must supervise, but censorship based on truths that cause discomfort is going too far.

Posted Jan. 28, 2008, 11:31 a.m.

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