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McCarthy, Martha M. – West's Education Law Quarterly, 1993
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…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Court Role, Federal Courts, Freedom of Speech
Download full textAdministrative Office of the United States Courts, Washington, DC. – 2000
It is widely believed that the judiciary can maintain the rule of law and guarantee fundamental rights only if it is independent from political and other pressures. Most countries have provisions in their constitutions guaranteeing an independent judiciary. Usually, this independence has two faces: institutional measures that separate the…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civil Liberties, Comparative Analysis, Court Litigation
