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Alexander, Rosemarie J. – 1988
A study analyzed U.S. Supreme Court Justice Lewis Powell's court opinions on First Amendment issues that affect the daily work of journalists. The results showed that he preferred compromises, guidelines, and tests to either/or solutions. Because Powell sought to balance all interests, he developed no firm theoretical position on the First…
Descriptors: Constitutional Law, Court Judges, Court Litigation, Court Role
Sohn, Heekwon – 1997
This conference paper analyzes the least restrictive environment (LRE) provisions in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and reviews and compares the standards created by different Federal Circuit Court decisions on LRE. The following cases are analyzed: (1) Briggs v. Board of Education, which deferred to the public agency's…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Court Role, Disabilities, Educational Legislation
