Student Press Law Center Legal Hotline

Our legal team is committed to helping you find the answers you need to address your student-media-related legal questions and concerns. The hotline is free, and we answer every query.

If the matter is urgent and time sensitive (for example, if you’ve been threatened with a lawsuit or are facing imminent censorship), please indicate so on the form. We do our best to respond to urgent matters in one business day and non-urgent matters within three business days. Please note that we are closed on weekends and federal holidays.

Please do not use a school email address, as those may be accessed by administrators or may block emails from SPLC. If you have technical trouble or need special accommodation, email us at admin@splc.org.

SPLC Hotline

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Reminder: If you are not a student journalist, adviser or someone working directly with student media on a media law issue, please do not use the hotline as we will not be able to assist you.

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SPLC attorneys will respond as quickly as possible, usually within three business days. Is your situation urgent, requiring a response within one business day?

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Disclaimer

By submitting this online legal request form, I understand and agree to the following: The Student Press Law Center legal staff is available to provide general guidance and information only. Our services, which are provided without cost to student journalists and those working on their behalf, are neither intended nor represented as a substitute for obtaining case-specific advice from a licensed, practicing attorney in your state. While we hope that our information is helpful, the Student Press Law Center staff does not provide individual legal representation. We will keep your information confidential unless you give us permission otherwise or unless compelled by a court. (Check the box below to agree to these terms.)

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