Category: Journalism
Original journalism, reporting, interviews, editorials and news writing. Explore The Tartan Archives, News Articles, Op-Eds, or writing published elsewhere.
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Case Study of: New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, 376 U.S. 254 (1964)
The rule of law in claims of defamation or libel states that the First Amendment requires “actual malice,” meaning that it requires…
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Case Study of: Snyder v. Phelps, 562 U.S. 443 (2011)
The rule of law is that the plaintiffs cannot recover for the tort of emotional distress based on picketing at military funerals…
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Case Study of: Doe v. University of Michigan, 721 F. Supp. 852 (E.D. Mich. 1989)
The rule of law is that the First Amendment overrides the University of Michigan’s Policy on Hate Speech because it was too…
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Cast Study of: Simon & Schuster, Inc. v. Members of N. Y. State Crime Victims Bd., 502 U.S. 105 (1991)
The rule of law is that the First Amendment overrides New York’s “Son of Sam” law’s interest in singling out speech on…
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Case Study of: New York Times Co. v. United States, 403 U.S. 713 (1971)
The rule of law is that “The First Amendment overrides the federal government’s interest in keeping certain documents, such as the Pentagon…
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Letter From The Editor: ‘I’m Still Standing’
From the archives: Originally published in The Tartan, Radford University’s student-run newspaper, on November 19, 2019. Republished from the preserved historical archive;…
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Articles I’ve Written That Are Not Published on This Site
Due to contractual agreements, some of the articles that I’ve have written can not be published on my site.
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Brief: Several Campus Parking Lot Closings Due to Scheduled Maintenance
From the archives: Originally published in The Tartan, Radford University’s student-run newspaper, on April 19, 2019. Republished from the preserved historical archive;…
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Letter From the Editor: We Are Shutting Down Publication Effective Immediately
From the archives: Originally published in The Tartan, Radford University’s student-run newspaper, on April 1, 2019. Republished from the preserved historical archive;…
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21-Year-Old Radford University Student Charged with Second-Degree Murder, Killing Another Student
A 21-year-old female Radford student charged with second-degree murder in which a student was found stabbed to death Thursday morning – Radford’s first murder…
