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Since the Hazelwood ruling, how important is state law in determining the rights of student journalists?

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Since the Hazelwood ruling, how important is state law in determining the rights of student journalists?

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It is very important. With the exception of California, which passed a state law in 1971 guaranteeing all students full protection under the First Amendment, every other state needed to make a decision after the ruling: Did they want to abide by the standard given in Hazelwood v.