Argues that all bills that would limit the power of the federal courts to consider or grant remedies in cases affecting the fundamental rights of citizens under the Constitution should be held violative of the Constitution. (Author/AM)

Observes that the bulk of the federal judiciary's business is handled by lower federal courts. Discusses the evolving structure and business of the federal judiciary, district courts, circuit courts of appeal, declining federal supervisory capacity due to rising case loads, and future problems likely to be faced by the federal judiciary. (DSK)

Reviews the Supreme Court decisions on issues of interest to school districts. Also analyzes cases relevant to public schools that the Court declined to review. Summarizes a number of cases that the Court will hear in its term beginning October 1993 and that may have a major impact on school districts. An appendix lists the cases cited. (MLF)

Asserts that (1) the judicial branch of the federal government should involve itself less in the lives of the citizenry except in the area of equal rights for disadvantaged minorities; and (2) to accurately judge effects of alleged discrimination, one must know who is the victim and to what class he belongs. (Author/GC)

Examines recent lower court rulings on students' First Amendment rights. The current disputes center on (1) requiring the flag salute; (2) banning symbols; (3) removing books from the curriculum; and (4) preventing the distribution of publications. Projects the Supreme Court's position should the issue again reach that level. (MLF)

Provides a brief history of the Supreme Court's pivotal decisions on public school desegregation. Reviews the Court's decisions in "Board of Education v. Dowell" and "Freeman v. Pitts." Provides an analysis of "Freeman" and its effect on public school desegregation law. (68 footnotes) (MLF)

In "United States v.Lopez," a highly fractured United States Supreme Court, in a five-to-four ruling that generated six different opinions, affirmed that Congress had exceeded its authority in adopting the Gun-Free School Zones Act. Provides an in-depth examination of the Court's ruling and concludes with an analysis of the legal issues…

Examines key legal tensions flowing from the return of organized student-sponsored prayer to public schools. Claims that political "conservatism" has subordinated individual liberty to the unwarranted power of the federal government. (19 references) (MLF)

In "Lambs Chapel," the Supreme Court struck down a complete prohibition against afterhours use of public schools by religious groups. Summarizes lower court decisions, and then the opinions of Justices White, Scalia, and Kennedy. Examines the Court's consensus about protecting religious perspectives under the Free Speech Clause and the…

Proposes that the courts order school authorities to cut programs as necessary to fund desegregation rather than order a tax that has been prohibited in the state or locale. Available from Michigan Law Review, Hutchins Hall, Ann Arbor, MI 48109. (Author/IRT)

Traces the judicial history of the Supreme Court's ruling in "Jenkins" that federal judges have the authority to order local governments to increase taxes to pay for the cost of integrating a school system. Praises the Supreme Court for acting when state laws and local taxpayers fell short of providing the necessary funds to implement a…

Thirty-eight years have elapsed since the "Brown" decision outlawing public school segregation. Part 1 reveals three clearly identifiable periods of judicial development. Part 2 treats unanswered questions and attitudes of school officials pre-"Dowell." Part 3 examines the post-"Dowell" period to the present and…

In "Hazelwood," regarding school-sponsored newspapers, the Supreme Court granted broad discretion to school authorities under the First Amendment. Following a brief overview of changes in First Amendment law governing student expression rights since the 1960s is followed by an analysis of the impact of recent developments on the free…

The basic legislative, administrative, and judicial histories of Title IX are examined through the three cases that addressed the issue of creating compensatory damages. Presents an analysis and recommendations concerning compensatory damages under Title IX. (104 references) (MLF)

Through an analysis of the Supreme Court's post-1973 rulings, argues that the Court has not repudiated any doctrine that it had adopted before 1973 but has exhibited a reluctance to extend previously announced legal principles to claims for new remedies. Available from Duke University Press, Box 6697 College Station, Durham, NC 27708. (Author/IRT)