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Stivison, David V. – 1991
Before Washington, D.C. became the permanent home of the United States Supreme Court, first New York and then Philadelphia hosted its meetings. From 1791 to 1801 the Court met in Philadelphia. This paper reviews the highlights of the Court's cases during this formative decade. Among the most important developments in the Court's jurisprudence at…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Court Litigation, Court Role, Federal Courts
Download full textHamparian, Donna M.; And Others – 1982
State profiles on youth in adult courts were compiled for each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the Federal District Courts. This volume contains profiles for the North Central states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. The first part of each state profile…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Court Litigation, Court Role, Courts
Hamparian, Donna M.; And Others – 1982
State profiles of youth in adult courts were compiled for each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the Federal District Courts, This volume contains profiles for the Northeastern states of Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. The first part of each…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Court Litigation, Court Role, Courts
Hamparian, Donna M.; And Others – 1982
State profiles of youth in adult courts were compiled for each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the Federal District Courts. This volume contains profiles for the South Central states of Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. The first part of each state profile describes the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Court Litigation, Court Role, Courts
Hamparian, Donna M.; And Others – 1982
State profiles of youth in adult courts were compiled for each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the Federal District Courts. This volume contains profiles for the Western states of Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. The first part of each state profile describes the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Court Litigation, Court Role, Courts
Edwards, Harry T.; Nordin, Virginia Davis – 1980
As a supplement to the basic text, "Higher Education and the Law," this book briefly describes the American legal system for scholars, students, and administrators in the field of higher education who have had little or no legal training. The following topics are addressed: The United States Courts, the process of judicial review, reading and…
Descriptors: Codification, Compliance (Legal), Constitutional Law, Court Litigation
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. – 1992
Five bills were discussed at this hearing: (1) S. 1050, which would allow the court to accept voluntary services and gifts and bequests; (2) H. R. 153, which would make certain technical amendments and modify various provisions relating to the court's operations and administration; (3) S. 868, which would improve educational benefits for active…
Descriptors: Court Role, Employment Practices, Enlisted Personnel, Federal Aid
American Indian Journal, 1979
Law firm analysis which reviews developments in Indian law, discusses holdings and implications of some important Supreme Court decisions (Boldt Case, Yakima Public Law 280 Case, Blackbird Bend Case), analyzes litigation trends which appear to be developing, and comments on the future conduct of Indian litigation. (DS)
Descriptors: American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Court Litigation, Court Role
New Mexico Univ., Albuquerque. American Indian Law Center. – 1976
The Model Children's Code was developed to provide a legally correct model code that American Indian tribes can use to enact children's codes that fulfill their legal, cultural and economic needs. Code sections cover the court system, jurisdiction, juvenile offender procedures, minor-in-need-of-care, and termination. Almost every Code section is…
Descriptors: American Indians, Child Advocacy, Civil Liberties, Codification
