and Hazelwood vs. Kuhlmeier (1988), are somewhat contradictory; the question of whether the paper is a "Tinker paper" or a "Hazelwood paper" is likely to be important to the outcome. "Tinker papers", established as "open forums", are relatively exempt from school censorship, while "Hazelwood papers", established as "limited public forums", are allowed more school control and restriction. The matter is currently pending before Chief Judge Norman A. Mordue of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York. The case is Ochshorn, et al., v. Ithaca City School District, et al., 5:05-CV-695. A judgment was originally expected in 2007. In March 2009 and again in January 2010, Judge Mordue refused to dismiss the lawsuit, although neither judgment was a complete victory for the plaintiffs. The case is now expected to be heard in the Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in the late spring or summer of 2010. A similar situation occurred in the 1970s, with a student lawsuit against the District for censorship. The matter was settled out of court, but as part of the settlement the District made certain promises regarding the editorial independence of the paper in the future. At this time the details of the settlement are unavailable, but it is possible that the new guidelines violate this legal settlement. News coverage about censorship "IHS Student Editors Dispute Content Rules", by Anne Ju, The Ithaca Journal, 13 May 2005 "The Tattlers: IHS Senior Editors Continue Fight for the First Amendment", The Ithaca Times, 22 June 2005 “Editorial: 'Tattler' troubles: Students and school must respect freedom”, The Ithaca Journal, 22 June 2005 “Schooled”, Columbia Journalism Review, September/October 2005 "Ithaca High 'Tattler' Case Goes to Federal Appeals Court", The Ithaca Journal'', 10 February 2010 References External links Alumni & Friends of the Tatter Wiki about the Tattler case Newspapers published in New York (state) Newspapers established in 1892 High school newspapers published in the United States