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Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1982
This hearing contains testimony presented at a hearing conducted to investigate the legality of the President's early termination of the appointments of three members of the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS). On September 21, 1981, three NCLIS commissioners, Clara Jones, Frances Naftalin, and Joan Gross, received…
Descriptors: Constitutional Law, Federal Legislation, Federal Regulation, Government Role
Peer reviewedPitts, Mark – Religion & Public Education, 1992
Reviews the constitutions of several western states that provide an absolute barrier between religion and public education. Asserts that these laws were passed after the Civil War when concern about minority religious influence in some states was high. Maintains that these state laws may be the next battleground in the ongoing controversy about…
Descriptors: Constitutional Law, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal State Relationship, Government Role
Zakariya, Sally Banks – American School Board Journal, 1985
Two Constitutional principles--separation of church and state and freedom of speech--have been placed in conflict by the newly established Equal Access Act (1984). Some ways that school boards have found to deal with the confusion are presented. (MD)
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Boards of Education, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation
McKnight, Deborah K. – 1996
This discussion of the special legal status of the University of Minnesota, known as constitutional autonomy, defines this status, states the rationale for the principle, and describes the relevant territorial act and constitutional provision. The main part of the legal analysis examines Minnesota court cases which addressed the issue of the…
Descriptors: Accountability, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Educational Administration
Heidepriem, Nikki – 1982
In an effort to foster better understanding of the crucial role of the courts in protecting all persons from legislative and executive overreaching, this report examines and evaluates the Helms-Johnston Amendment, one of many efforts Congress is making to limit the authority of federal courts in cases involving the controversial issues of…
Descriptors: Busing, Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law
Meabon, David; And Others – 1985
The past and current status of the student activity fee is reviewed from the perspectives of the legislature, state agency or state board of control, case law, and institutional trends. The analysis is based upon four national studies, a review of case law, and a campus model for the administration of student activity fees. Various states have…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, College Administration, College Students, Constitutional Law
Parachini, Allan; And Others – 1995
Placing the debate in the United States over amending the Constitution to permit state-sanctioned school prayer in global perspective, this report analyzes the results of a survey of the school prayer policies of 72 countries. The report concludes that the vast majority of the major countries of the world, including Western Europe, Central…
Descriptors: Civil Law, Civil Liberties, Comparative Analysis, Constitutional History
