A federal judge applied Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier to a free speech case at the university level much to the dismay of First Amendment advocates. The judge upheld the dismissal of a nursing student at Auburn University at Montgomery for criticizing the nursing school’s disciplinary system.
The judge later reconsidered her decision, modifying it to protect criticism of school curriculum and narrowing in on the disruption caused by directly talking back to an instructor during class. -db
From Student Press Law Center, February 14, 201, by Nathan Hardin.