A study examined the quantity and quality of libel decisions of the Warren and Burger Supreme Courts to determine how changes in libel law came about, how individual justices voted on libel compared to other issues of freedom of expression, and how permanent constitutional libel rules will be as the more conservative Rehnquist Supreme Court takes…

This paper considers how the Supreme Court used an idealized history of the infamous Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798 to help justify its decision in "New York Times v. Sullivan" in 1963. The first section of the paper discusses the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798, the second section discusses the Court's use of history in the "New…

Within the purview of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, legislation has specifically addressed testing practices. Reviews the historical perspective of employment testing, nonuniformity of lower court interpretations of Title VII, and Supreme Court decisions; and presents recommendations for administrators and legislators. (MLF)

Reviews immigration laws and Federal Court decisions of 1985 establishing precedents for immigration litigation. Focuses on decisions concerning asylum and deportation; agricultural workers; adjustment of immigrant status; and deferred action. Argues that the recent sharp increase in immigration litigation indicates a need for immigration reform…

The concept of comparable worth bases its legal claims in the Equal Pay Act of 1963, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and a 1981 decision of the United States Supreme Court. Still, assertions that comparable worth should be invoked to correct wage discrimination have usually been rejected in federal courts. (PGD)

In "Lynch v. Donnelly" (the Pawtucket, Rhode Island, creche decision), the United States Supreme Court has signaled its willingness to give greater latitude to government involvement in religious activity. (TE)

Title IX provides no private right of court action. (Author/IRT)

Warns that under the Civil Rights Act of 1871 school board members are liable to employees and students for violations of their civil rights, and indicates that, in light of recent court decisions, board members will probably be liable for denial of due process in actions against teachers and students. (JF)

This discussion of movie censorship outlines federal court cases involving controversial films which led to the development of the Motion Picture Association of America Code and Rating System. The Age-Classification System and the President's Commission on Obscenity and Pornography established in 1968 are described. (EJS)

Discusses events in a legal dispute sparked by an order of the Board of Education in the Island Trees School District, New York, to remove certain books from high school and junior high school libraries. Opinions of justices of the Supreme Court are noted. (EJS)

Uses a question-and-answer format to amplify the "Weber" decision and explain how the case affects an employer. Is particularly concerned with the role of quotas in affirmative action plans. (IRT)

Argues for a consistent approach to determining when Section 1983 litigation may follow state proceedings. Provides guidelines similar to those applied in habeas corpus proceedings for deciding when federal action will be barred. Available from UCLA Law Review, 405 Hilgard Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90024. (IRT)

A court decision that a pioneering New York law illegally preempted federal law by forcing publication of standardized test material protected by federal copyright could undermine greater disclosure in standardized testing, but quick changes in testing practice are not expected. (MSE)

A federal appeals court has given the Massachusetts Institute of Technology another chance to prove in court that the Overlap Group, of which MIT was a member, did not violate antitrust laws. The group of 23 colleges set common financial-aid awards for students admitted to more than one institution. (MSE)

The Religious Freedom Restoration Act purports to overrule the Supreme Court's decision in "Employment Division v. Smith." Discusses "Smith" and its rejection of the strict scrutiny test in challenges to facially neutral government actions that burden the exercise of religion. Analyzes the possible general effects of the act…