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Schimmel, David – Wests's Education Law Quarterly, 1993
In a case concerning a teenager charged with cross burning, the Supreme Court, in a 9-0 decision, ruled that a St. Paul, Minnesota, ordinance was unconstitutional. Summarizes Justice Scalia's opinion and three concurring opinions that reflect bitter disagreement among the justices. Discusses the meaning of this decision and its implications for…
Descriptors: Court Judges, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Courts
Schimmel, David – Wests's Education Law Quarterly, 1993
Outlines the facts of the Supreme Court 5-4 decision in "Lee" that graduation prayers violated the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment. Summarizes opinions of Justices Kennedy, Scalia, Souter, and Blackmun. Discusses some of the legal, educational, and policy implications of the conflicting opinions. (33 footnotes) (MLF)
Descriptors: Commencement Ceremonies, Court Judges, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education
Annunziato, Frank R. – National Center for the Study of Collective Bargaining in Higher Education and the Professions Newsletter, 1994
This newsletter on collective bargaining in higher education and the professions devotes nearly all this issue to an analysis of a recent Supreme Court decision ruling that licensed nurse practitioners are supervisors who are therefore excluded from collective bargaining protection. The "National Labor Relations Board, Petitioner versus…
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, Court Doctrine, Court Judges, Court Litigation