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Flygare, Thomas J. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1977
Title IX provides no private right of court action. (Author/IRT)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Courts, Higher Education
Blumenstyk, Goldie – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1990
A court decision that a pioneering New York law illegally preempted federal law by forcing publication of standardized test material protected by federal copyright could undermine greater disclosure in standardized testing, but quick changes in testing practice are not expected. (MSE)
Descriptors: Copyrights, Court Litigation, Disclosure, Federal Courts
Jaschik, Scott – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1993
A federal appeals court has given the Massachusetts Institute of Technology another chance to prove in court that the Overlap Group, of which MIT was a member, did not violate antitrust laws. The group of 23 colleges set common financial-aid awards for students admitted to more than one institution. (MSE)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Federal Courts, Higher Education, Intercollegiate Cooperation
Flygare, Thomas J. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1983
A series of legal actions brought by Elmo Tatum charging the University of Nebraska with discriminatory policies is reviewed. The United States Supreme Court awarded the university damages because of the "frivolous" nature of Tatum's appeal, and the essay concludes that this may inaugurate a campaign against the flood of litigation. (MJL)
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Court Litigation, Federal Courts, Higher Education
Peer reviewedPratt, John – Integrated Education, 1982
Reports on a United States District Court's 1983 findings and injunctions regarding segregation and desegregation in the higher education systems of the following States: Arkansas, Georgia, Virginia, Oklahoma, Florida, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas, Kentucky, West Virginia, Missouri, and Delaware. (GC)
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Desegregation Litigation, Federal Courts, Higher Education
Download full textNational Archives and Records Administration, 2005
The Department of Education (Department) issued these final regulations to adjust the Department's civil monetary penalties (CMPs) for inflation. A CMP is defined in the statute as any penalty, fine, or other sanction that is: (1) for a specific monetary amount as provided by Federal law, or has a maximum amount provided for by Federal law; (2)…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Office Occupations, Federal Legislation, Economic Climate
Flygare, Thomas J. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1982
The U.S. Supreme Court decision in "Valley Forge Christian College v. Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Inc." may indicate a reluctance to involve federal courts in cases concerning issues such as school prayer, the science curriculum, and the selection of textbooks and library books. (Author/WD)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Courts, Higher Education
Copyright Law and Professors' Photocopied "Anthologies": A Sensible Decision from the Sixth Circuit.
Fossey, Richard; And Others – West's Education Law Quarterly, 1996
More and more college professors are constructing their own "anthologies," photocopied compilations of recent articles and book excerpts, that are used as textbook substitutes. Addresses the impact of copyright law on the creation and distribution of customized college-course anthologies. (39 footnotes) (MLF)
Descriptors: Anthologies, Copyrights, Court Litigation, Federal Courts
Peer reviewedZirkel, Perry A. – West's Education Law Reporter, 1989
To determine the frequency of reported litigation in higher education, a WESTLAW search of the institutional, employees, and student categories under the topic "Colleges and Universities" was conducted. The institutional cases declined notably in the 1980s while the employee and student cases increased slightly. (MLF)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Federal Courts, Higher Education, State Courts
Grassmuck, Karen – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1991
Since a team of University of Florida doctors invented Gatorade in 1965, the university has been involved in five separate court actions concerning contract disputes over the drink. The latest involves creation of a new drink by a different team of researchers that includes an original Gatorade inventor. (MSE)
Descriptors: Contracts, Court Litigation, Federal Courts, Food
Peer reviewedBrown, Valerie L. – West's Education Law Reporter, 1991
Explores procedural and legal implications of the "Salve" decision in which the Supreme Court said that the court of appeals must review "de novo" the federal district court's determination of state law. (55 references) (MLF)
Descriptors: Court Doctrine, Court Litigation, Federal Courts, Higher Education
Rossow, Lawrence F.; Pfefferbaum, Betty – West's Education Law Quarterly, 1993
In "Fordice," the Supreme Court refused to recognize that the higher education system for the state of Mississippi had desegregated. Discusses the implications of the resultant new constitutional standard for the desegregation of higher education; financial effects on black colleges; and how the new standard could affect federal district…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, College Segregation, Desegregation Litigation, Federal Courts
Walden, Ruth – 1976
This study explores the antecedents of the Newspaper Preservation Act of 1970 (a provision which allowed for limited exemption from federal antitrust laws), including the case of "United States vs. Citizen Publishing Company" and the failing-company doctrine as enunciated in "International Shoe Company vs. Federal Trade…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Federal Courts, Higher Education, Legal Problems
Tatel, David S. – School Business Affairs, 1987
The Supreme Court decision in "Johnson v. Transportation Agency" supports affirmative action in principle. However, the types of affirmative action the courts will allow will continue to vary significantly. Questions and answers provide guidance for educational institutions. (MLF)
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Courts
DeMitchell, Todd A.; Fossey, Richard – West's Education Law Quarterly, 1996
Two hearing boards' finding that a tenured professor's instructional remarks and actions constituted sexual harassment resulted in the filing of a federal lawsuit against the university. Discusses sexual harassment, reviews the most pertinent facts of "Silva," and analyzes the judge's preliminary injunction and summary judgment ruling on…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Court Judges, Court Litigation, Federal Courts
