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Middleton, Tiffany – Social Education, 2013
Reading U.S. Supreme Court opinions can be intimidating. Yet, in the digital age, it has never been easier to access them. The average opinion is about 4,750 words, and is one of approximately 75 issued by the Court each year. It might be reassuring to know that opinions contain similar parts and tend to follow a similar format. There are also…
Descriptors: Opinions, Court Litigation, Content Analysis, Position Papers
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Crawford, Jon G.; O'Neill, Linda J. – Peabody Journal of Education, 2011
This article provides historical and legal context for recent U.S. Supreme Court school desegregation decisions. The Supreme Court's race-based and race-neutral arguments from "Brown" (1954) to "Parents Involved" (2007) are examined within their broader context. Policy implications and potential support for diversity goal…
Descriptors: School Desegregation, Court Litigation, School Resegregation, Public Education
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Radoff, Sara – Educational Studies: Journal of the American Educational Studies Association, 2011
In this article, I show that the intersection between education policy and immigration law in the United States sustains a permanent underclass and reinforces the deliberate disenfranchisement of students without authorized immigration status. I critically analyze the Supreme Court case "Plyler s. Doe", and I suggest the DREAM Act as a means for…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Citizenship, Court Litigation, Immigration
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Ferguson, Christopher J. – American Psychologist, 2013
In June 2011 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that video games enjoy full free speech protections and that the regulation of violent game sales to minors is unconstitutional. The Supreme Court also referred to psychological research on violent video games as "unpersuasive" and noted that such research contains many methodological flaws.…
Descriptors: Video Games, Violence, Court Litigation, Federal Courts
Russo, Charles, Ed. – Education Law Association, 2008
The Yearbook of Education Law contains analyses of the previous year's federal and state court decisions that affect private and public elementary and secondary schools and higher education. The Yearbook provides summaries and analyses of relevant state appellate and federal trial and appellate court cases. Contents include: (1) Employees; (2)…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Public Schools, Private Schools