INN has partnered with the Student Press Law Center. The SPLC offers legal support for campus-based journalism.

Services include:

• A network of 190 pro-bono referral attorneys on call to assist with legal matters from prepublication review to open-records denials.

• A library of teaching and reference materials covering a wide range of media-law topics including copyright, libel, privacy and access issues.

• An automated fill-in-the-blanks letter generator keyed to each state’s freedom-of-information statute.

• Email news alerts about developments in the courts and legislatures affecting press freedom and access to records and meetings.

About: The Student Press Law Center works at the intersection of law, journalism and education to promote, support and defend the rights of student journalists and their advisers at the high school and college levels. Founded in 1974, SPLC is the only organization in the U.S. devoted to providing free legal information and free or low-cost educational materials to student journalists and their advisers.

Rate: Attorney fees differ by state, but an average rate across the U.S. is $250-$450 per hour.