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Peer reviewedJohnson, Frank M., Jr. – Social Work, 1975
Federal judge discusses role of federal courts in implementing laws concerning welfare of citizens; especially helping delivery of social services in state, mental and penal institutions. Gives various examples of real cases to illustrate his argument. Appeals to people working in social services to do their duty conscientiously. Based on speech…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Federal Courts, Federal Legislation, Institutional Personnel
PEYSER, MINNA P.; AND OTHERS – 1963
TO DETERMINE A COMPREHENSIVE AND CONCEPTUAL STRUCTURE AS A BASIS FOR AN IMPROVED CURRICULUM IN STUDYING THE BILL OF RIGHTS, A SEMINAR OF LEADING SCHOLARS WAS CONVENED. PRIOR TO THE SEMINAR, POSITION PAPERS WERE SUBMITTED BY THE HISTORIANS, LAW PROFESSORS, AND EDUCATORS WHO PARTICIPATED. IN TRYING TO PROVIDE A MORE COMPLETE UNDERSTANDING FOR…
Descriptors: American History, Case Studies, Civics, Civil Rights
Schmidt, Benno C., Jr. – 1976
In applying First Amendment protections to the broadcast industry, the Supreme Court has adopted a hands-off policy, but increased concentration and centralization has brought into question the diversity and freedom of flow of information. Market pricing, complete goverment regulation, and restricted access are three alternatives for regulatory…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Broadcast Industry, Communications, Court Litigation
Barnett, Stephen R. – Notre Dame Lawyer, 1972
After reviewing the results of local regulation of cable television, the author feels that local governments are not fully capable of properly administering and regulating a cable system. (The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) agrees that this job should be the states' responsibility.) The article then reviews the structure of the current…
Descriptors: Broadcast Industry, Cable Television, Court Litigation, Federal Courts
Download full textPublic Education Association, New York, NY. – 1972
On May 1, 1972, the Public Education Association held an Educational Forum on Title I, Elementary Secondary Education Act in an attempt to pinpoint and, if possible, clarify some of the major problems and issues, particularly as they relate to New York City. In a decentralized school system, for example, which agency is the Local Educational…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Compensatory Education, Court Litigation, Decentralization
Peer reviewedHobbs, Gardner J. – Clearing House, 1980
This article examines some of the court cases that deal with equal educational opportunity, education as a state function, and equal opportunities and equal protection in student classification. (Author)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Constitutional History, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education
Peer reviewedBrammer, Florence I. – University of Cincinnati Law Review, 1979
The sex discrimination case of Geraldine Cannon in applying to medical schools is reviewed and related; earlier cases are examined. The standards set by the courts in these cases are discussed, and the roles of federal agencies and the courts are examined. (MSE)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Agency Role, Civil Rights, Court Litigation
Peer reviewedGeorgia Law Review, 1978
Analyzes the conflicts between Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Executive Order No. 11,246 concerning the validity and scope of the president's power to impose obligations of nondiscrimination and affirmative action on government contractors. Journal availability: see 511 890. (IRT)
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Court Doctrine, Court Litigation, Discriminatory Legislation
Peer reviewedFonte, John – Society, 1997
Examines the court transformation of civil rights from equal opportunity and nondiscrimination to racial/gender/ethnic proportional representation. It analyzes the implications for justice and equality and suggests that it is time to restore the moral ideals of the civil rights coalition of 1964. (GR)
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Civil Rights, Court Litigation, Criticism
Peer reviewedRebell, Michael A.; Hughes, Robert L. – Journal of Law and Education, 1996
Analyzes the history, values, and legal issues involved in the inclusion controversy. Opponents of full inclusion of all students with disabilities in the classroom contend that it is a simplistic answer to complex problems. The Community Engagement Dialogic Model is an approach for dealing with judicial intervention in many special-education…
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Court Litigation, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
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 reviewedTaylor, Maurice C. – Western Journal of Black Studies, 1995
Summarizes the most recent federal court opinions, statutes, and regulations that address the investigation, prosecution, and remedies for sexual harassment on college and university campuses. Implications of the court's decisions on the handling of sexual harassment and gender equity cases at historically black colleges and universities are…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Court Litigation, Equal Education, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)
Office of Inspector General (ED), Washington, DC. – 1999
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) continues to focus its energies on some of the significant challenges facing the U.S. Department of Education. It completed implementation and end-to-end testing of its internal systems for Y2K compliance, though it could not ensure compliance of its trading partners. The OIG advised the Department as it…
Descriptors: Administration, Administrative Problems, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education
Blumrosen, Alfred W. – Industrial Relations Law Journal, 1978
Examines the work of administrative agencies and courts in processing discrimination claims under Title VII (equal employment opportunity) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, concluding that the common law rule of employer discretion has been superseded by the principle of just cause in personnel decisions. (MF)
Descriptors: Civil Rights Legislation, Court Cases, Court Litigation, Employer Employee Relationship
Sistrunk, Walter E.; Guin, Mary Linda – 1983
This paper offers administrators, teachers, and school boards an introduction to legal issues surrounding teacher dismissal and school desegregation and summarizes a study of all teacher dismissal cases heard from 1970 through 1981 in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. Most of the report is devoted to an overview of the historical development of…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Court Litigation, Desegregation Litigation, Due Process
