ERIC Number: EJ345364
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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Federal Judge Orders Showing of Controversial Film.
Flygare, Thomas J.
Phi Delta Kappan, v68 n5 p401-02 Jan 1987
Reviews a recent court decision in Nebraska regarding the cancellation of a controversial film on the University of Nebraska campus. The film was cancelled after a state senator threatened to close the theater if the movie was shown. The lawsuit alleged the university violated the First Amendment in cancelling the film; the judge ruled for the plaintiffs. (MD)
Descriptors: Censorship, Civil Rights, Court Litigation, Freedom of Speech, Higher Education, Moral Values, Student Rights
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials; Guides - Non-Classroom
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Language: English
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Identifiers: First Amendment; University of Nebraska NE
