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Text of Judge's Order Dismission Landmark College Desegregation Case.
Pratt, John H. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1988
The text of Judge John H. Pratt order dismissing the "Adams" college desegregation case is presented. (MLW)
Descriptors: Civil Rights Legislation, College Desegregation, Court Litigation, Desegregation Litigation
Davis v. Monroe County Board of Education: Title IX Recipients'"Head in the Sand" Approach to Peer Sexual Harassment May Incur Liability.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Romano, Patricia – Journal of Law and Education, 2001
The Supreme Court decision in "Davis" added a fiscal incentive to school districts to prevent peer sexual harassment by ruling that educational institutions that show deliberate indifference to known harassment between students may be liable for the resultant damages. (Contains 212 references.) (MLF)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid, Federal Courts
Civil Rights--Federal Aid--Colleges and Universities--Sex Discrimination--Persons Excluded from Federally Assisted Educational Programs because of Sex Have an Implied Private Right of Action under Title IX of the 1972 Educational Amendments to the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Brammer, 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
Motion of the American Council on Education and the National Institute of Independent Colleges and Universities for Leave to File Brief Amici Curiae and Brief Amici Curiae in Support of Petitioners. University of Texas, et al., Petitioners, v. Walter Camenisch, Respondent. In the Supreme Court of the United States, October Term, 1980. No. 80-317.
1980
The motion of the American Council of Education (ACE) and the National Institute of Independent Colleges and Universities (NIICU) to reverse the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decision in The University of Texas vs. Walter Camenisch is presented. The decision had ordered the university to provide free interpreter services to Camenisch, a deaf…
Descriptors: Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Deafness, Educational Legislation
Finance.
MacPhail-Wilcox, Bettye; Anthony, Pat – 1991
One Supreme Court decision, seven federal appellate decisions, and two district court decisions were published in the area of school finance in 1990. The Supreme Court reviewed a case concerning allegations of school district segregation, along with an ensuing tax assessment issue. Federal appellate courts handed down decisions involving alleged…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Court Litigation, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education
Finance.
MacPhail-Wilcox, Bettye; Beezer, Bruce – 1989
In 1988, there were two United States Supreme Court decisions regarding school finance. One decision upheld the constitutionality of a North Dakota statute regarding transportation fees, and the other decision ruled that interest from state and local government bearer bonds was subject to federal income taxation. Cases discussed in this chapter…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Court Litigation, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education
The Courts as Educational Policymakers and Their Impact on Federal Programs.
Levin, Betsy – 1977
This monograph examines recent legal developments in education and their impact on federal policy as well as ways in which the legislative and executive branches can facilitate rather than impede state compliance with court mandates. While organizing the discussion under the broad headings of "Equal Educational Opportunity,""Protection of…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Civil Liberties, Collective Bargaining, Court Litigation