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Zirkel, Perry A. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1998
In a California case involving a 16-year-old girl's possession of three knives on school grounds, both a trial and Ninth Circuit court affirmed the school vice-principal's right to search and discover these weapons while enforcing a no-smoking policy. The court lectured parents and lawyers for wasting the court's time--especially after a juvenile…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Court Litigation, High Schools, Misconceptions
Kelly, Margie – 1979
The 1971 police search of a newspaper office led to the United States Supreme Court's "Zurcher v The Stanford Daily" decision that newspaper offices can permissibly be searched if it is believed that they contain materials that relate to an ongoing criminal investigation. This decision has been viewed by the press as an attack on First…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Courts, Freedom of Speech, Journalism
Direct linkEtzioni, Amitai – Community College Journal, 2002
Suggests that it is necessary to protect the privacy of government procedures that could compromise security, yet there is also a need to revise and fine-tune legislation that expands government authority. Asserts that all major corrections in the delicate balance between public safety and civil rights typically require corrections themselves. (NB)
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, Community Colleges, Constitutional Law
Lewis, Larry – 1979
This publication summarizes and explains education-related court decisions in an effort to supply school people with guidelines in determining how school law applies to specific situations in their school districts. Although there is some emphasis on Oklahoma law, cases cited originated in all parts of the United States. Cases cited concern civil…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Civil Liberties, Competence, Constitutional Law
Download full textWalenta, Brian T. – 1995
Focusing on current United States Supreme Court decisions affecting the searching of students in school, this report also briefly examines the evolution of the right to education and student freedom of speech. Regarding search and seizure, since 1985 the Court has maintained that school officials are not exempt from the restrictions of the Fourth…
Descriptors: Civil Law, Civil Liberties, Criminal Law, Discipline Policy
Peer reviewedDeming, Stuart H. – Update on Law-Related Education, 1997
Elucidates the inherent conflict between national security and public safety measures necessitated by terrorism and the Fourth Amendment protections against unreasonable search and seizure. Briefly discusses the rise in terrorist activity in the 1970s and the development of airline security. Identifies several areas where personal freedom has been…
Descriptors: Air Transportation, Civics, Civil Liberties, Current Events
