College sophomore Brandon Iron is the editor of the student newspaper at Whotssamatta U, Moose Tracks. WU is a state-funded university and Brandon is a 21-year-old senior. Recently Iron's been drawing a lot of heat from the administration because many of the paper's articles focus on sexual and/or violent topics. Because Iron is an adult, court precedent has made it clear that the school has no right of prior review or censorship over what is published in Moose Tracks.

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The courts have been all over the place on this. While the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals struck down an administration's attempt to censor student publication, the Seventh Circuit allowed it. Furthermore some individual states have passed legislation more clearly defining what is (or is not) acceptable for their states. What is clear is that Brandon being 21 is not going to be determinative.

College Sophomore Brandon Iron Is the Editor of the Student