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O'Connor, Sandra Day – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1995
Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's concurring opinion in "Rosenberger v. Rectors and Visitors of University of Virginia," in which the Court ruled that the university acted unconstitutionally in denying student activities funds to a Christian newspaper not affiliated with a church, is excerpted here. The opinion maintains that…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, College Administration, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation
Murphy, Harold L. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1995
Excerpts from the ruling of federal district court Judge Harold L. Murphy outline steps that Alabama should take to desegregate its public colleges, and include comments on why many white students do not attend black colleges, the transfer of programs from white to historically black institutions, and use of scholarships to attract white students…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, College Desegregation, Court Litigation, Enrollment Influences
Download full textIdaho Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. – 1992
This report is based on a community forum convened on May 15, 1991, in Twin Falls, Idaho, to obtain information and views on public education in Idaho; its impact on minorities; and, specifically, the high dropout rate of Hispanics, its causes, and possible solutions. Chapter 1 gives the background of a 1979 lawsuit filed by the Idaho Migrant…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Bilingual Education, Court Litigation, Dropouts
Lassner, Lee M. – 1997
The United States Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision in the Rosenberger case, ruled that the University of Virginia had violated the free speech clause of the First Amendment of the United States Constitution by refusing to subsidize a Christian student publication. The magazine, "Wide Awake," was published by a student organization that…
Descriptors: Constitutional Law, Court Doctrine, Court Litigation, Federal Courts
Thomas, Stephen B., Ed. – 1991
Judicial decisions affecting educational policy and management that were handed down in 1990 by state appellate courts and federal courts are summarized and analyzed in this book. The analyses, each written by one or more experts in education law, are divided into eight topical chapters: (1) employees; (2) bargaining; (3) pupils; (4) handicapped;…
Descriptors: Athletics, Collective Bargaining, Court Litigation, Educational Finance
Bartlett, Larry D.; Helms, Lelia B. – 1994
An analysis of court litigation in issues of school law is equally divided between decisions affecting school districts and those affecting postsecondary institutions. School-district litigation is arranged under the following categories: student rights and responsibilities, special education, employee rights and responsibilities, religion,…
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, Compliance (Legal), Court Litigation, Due Process
Thomas, Stephen B., Ed. – 1990
Judicial decisions affecting educational policy and management that were handed down in 1989 by state appellate courts and federal courts are summarized and analyzed in this book. The analyses, each written by one or more experts in education law, are divided into eight topical chapters: (1) employees; (2) bargaining; (3) pupils; (4) handicapped;…
Descriptors: Athletics, Collective Bargaining, Court Litigation, Educational Finance
Thomas, Stephen B., Ed. – 1989
Judicial decisions affecting educational policy and management that were handed down in 1988 by state appellate courts and federal courts are summarized and analyzed in this book. The analyses, each written by one or more experts in education law, are divided into eight topical chapters: (1) employees; (2) bargaining; (3) pupils; (4) handicapped;…
Descriptors: Athletics, Collective Bargaining, Court Litigation, Educational Finance
Thomas, Stephen B., Ed. – 1988
Judicial decisions affecting educational policy and management that were handed down in 1987 by state appellate courts and federal courts are summarized and analyzed in this book. The analyses, each written by one or more experts in education law, are divided into eight topical chapters: (1) employees; (2) bargaining; (3) pupils; (4) handicapped;…
Descriptors: Athletics, Collective Bargaining, Court Litigation, Educational Finance
Peer reviewedRobinson, John H.; Huber, Mary Elizabeth – Journal of College and University Law, 1994
This review article examines judicial pronouncements on the law of higher education during 1993. It focuses on cases addressing institutional powers, the First Amendment, invasion of privacy, tort liability, immunities, access to records and meetings, funding, employment, adverse disciplinary decisions, and student discrimination. (MDM)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Civil Liberties, College Students, Colleges
Lee, Barbara A. – 1990
This pamphlet analyzes the clash between higher education institutions' concerns for preserving the confidentiality of peer faculty review and the need for relevant evidence when a disappointed faculty member suspects that a negative tenure decision is infected with illegal bias. Until recently many institutions decided whether to give tenure to a…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Civil Rights Legislation, College Faculty, Colleges
Jaschik, Scott – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1992
A federal court ruling to desegregate Louisiana state colleges and universities would require substantial changes, including creation of a single governing board and system, designation of Louisiana State University as a selective flagship institution, creation of a community college system, reduction of program duplication, and affirmative…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Affirmative Action, Change Strategies, College Admission
Thomas, Stephen B., Ed. – 1992
Judicial decisions affecting educational policy and management that were handed down in 1991 by state and federal courts are summarized and analyzed in this book. The analyses are divided into eight topical chapters: (1) "Employees" (Ralph D. Mawdsley); (2) "Bargaining" (Charles J. Russo); (3) "Pupils" (Henry S.…
Descriptors: Athletics, Collective Bargaining, Court Litigation, Disabilities
Thomas, Stephen B., Ed. – 1987
Judicial decisions affecting educational policy and management that were handed down in 1985 by state appellate courts and federal courts are summarized and analyzed in this volume. The book is divided into eight topical chapters, each written by one or more experts in education law. The chapters are "Employees" (Gail Paulus Sorenson);…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, Collective Bargaining, College Faculty
Hendrickson, Robert M. – 1987
This eighth chapter of "The Yearbook of School Law, 1986" summarizes and analyzes over 330 state and federal court cases litigated in 1985 in which institutions of higher education were involved. Among the topics examined were relationships between postsecondary institutions and various governmental agencies; discrimination in the employment of…
Descriptors: Athletics, Civil Liberties, Collective Bargaining, College Admission
