Doninger v. Niehoff — Student Blogging, The School House, and Free Speech Collide

As originally published in Forbes (May 3, 2011). In Doninger v. Niehoff (2d Cir. Apr. 25, 2011), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held that public school (i.e., government) officials didnot violate a student’s First Amendment rights by preventing her from running for senior class secretary in response to a blog entry.. read more →