Nicholas K. Mitchell

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Editorial cartoon by Aidan McClaren drawing a visual parallel between recent ICE operations in Minneapolis and earlier episodes of militarized enforcement in American history.
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Student press censorship in Nebraska persists despite First Amendment protections

A guest editorial by Aidan McClaren—on Gretna East, the Hazelwood standard, and why Nebraska still has no New Voices law.
Published here in full with the author's permission. All rights belong to the original creator; publication on this site is N.K. Mitchell's own initiative and does not represent the views or actions of GEM or its adviser.
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The Gretna East censorship case.

Editorial cartoon pulled. Article placed under prior review. Appeal filed. Three press-freedom orgs entered the record. The case is still open.
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The Freedom to Speak Where You Are

Why this matters—a short note on what's actually being defended at Gretna East, and why it's the right of every student.
May 04 · Op-ed · 2 min
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The Crime of Witnessing

The footage exists. The gap between what it shows and what the government says happened is where this story lives.
Apr 02 · Essay · 12 min
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