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Spotlight PA, Other Newsrooms Sue Penn State Trustee Leaders Over ‘Gag Policy’ That Silences Members

The lawsuit challenges what it refers to as a “gag policy” embedded in the trustees’ bylaws. The news organizations are asking a federal judge to declare the restrictions unconstitutional.