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15-Year-Old Prosecuted for Underground Newspaper
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Oct 19, 1998 - ACLU Enters Appearance in New Round of Previously-Dismissed Criminal Libel Case
The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado (ACLU), which successfully invoked the First Amendment to defend a Fort Collins high school student whose satirical writings about school administrators resulted in felony charges of criminal libel, entered its appearance again today in Larimer County juvenile court to defend its client against new criminal charges of harassment filed by the District Attorney’s office earlier this month.

Jul 27, 1998 - ACLU Wins Dismissal in Case of 15-Year-Old Prosecuted for Underground Newspaper
The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado (ACLU) announced today that felony charges of criminal libel have been dismissed against its client, a 15-year-old high school student who was prosecuted for his alleged role in writing an anonymous underground newspaper that contained satire directed against school administrators in Fort Collins.

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