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Price, Mary A. – 1988
The goal of this mock trial is to dramatize the Federalists' struggle to strengthen their control over the judicial branch of the U.S. government after losing the Presidency and Congress in the 1800 election. This mock trial reveals the personalities of key historical figures, such as Jefferson, Madison, and Marshall and distinguishes how they…
Descriptors: Court Judges, Court Litigation, Federal Courts, Federal Government
Peer reviewedStrope, John L.; Broadwell, Cathy A. – West's Education Law Reporter, 1990
Since 1975, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act has been challenged and taken to the Supreme Court six times. Reviews the Court's rulings on the act and notes the alliances and grouping patterns of the opinions, as well as the changing nature of the Court's opinions of the act. (MLF)
Descriptors: Court Judges, Court Litigation, Court Role, Disabilities
Peer reviewedJackson, Charles C. – Western Journal of Black Studies, 1992
Offers an analysis of the legal, court, and regulatory work of the Reagan and, to some extent, the Bush administrations on the issues of civil rights and affirmative action. Argues that these administrations worked to shift the views of the high court and mounted an offensive against affirmative action. (JB)
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Blacks, Civil Rights, Court Judges
