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Gordon, William M. – Journal of Law and Education, 1989
Traces the legal history of school desegregation attempts and concludes that a metropolitan remedy appears to be the least disruptive, most stabilizing, and most equitable of all the remedies proposed thus far. (MLF)
Descriptors: Busing, Court Litigation, Desegregation Methods, Elementary Secondary Education
Brannan, Patricia A.; Kohrman, Daniel B. – West's Education Law Quarterly, 1995
Reviews the Supreme Court decisions under the following subjects: (1) special education; (2) religion and public education; (3) employment and labor; (4) elections and voting rights; (5) freedom of speech; (6) Title IX and other issues of school district liability and immunity; and (7) cases to be decided next term. A list of cases and statutes…
Descriptors: Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Court Role, Disabilities
Glasser, Ira – American School Board Journal, 1992
By law and example, school boards must govern within scope of Bill of Rights. Cites West Virginia State Board of Education v Barnette, in which Supreme Court in 1943 upheld two Jehovah's Witness children's right to refuse to participate in daily flag salute ceremony. Urges schools to teach students principles of democracy and also of individual…
Descriptors: Board of Education Role, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Democracy
Schimmel, David – Wests's Education Law Quarterly, 1993
Outlines the facts of the Supreme Court 5-4 decision in "Lee" that graduation prayers violated the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment. Summarizes opinions of Justices Kennedy, Scalia, Souter, and Blackmun. Discusses some of the legal, educational, and policy implications of the conflicting opinions. (33 footnotes) (MLF)
Descriptors: Commencement Ceremonies, Court Judges, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education

Mawdsley, Ralph D.; Russo, Charles J. – West's Education Law Reporter, 1991
The Supreme Court has decided to address the facts in "Lee v. Weisman" involving the validity of graduation prayer. Reviews the opinions of the current justices regarding the role of the tripartite establishment clause "Lemon" test and concludes with a projection of the court's resolution of the "Lee" case. (73…
Descriptors: Commencement Ceremonies, Court Judges, Court Litigation, Federal Courts

Weisenberger, Clay – Journal of Law and Education, 2000
Examines message T-Shirts as a medium for student expression and the ability of public schools to regulate those messages. Predicts that as violence and insolence increase in schools, courts will probably continue to defer to school authorities and let them handle their own problems. (77 footnotes). (MLF)
Descriptors: Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Dress Codes, Elementary Secondary Education
Russo, Charles J.; Morse, Timothy E. – School Business Affairs, 1995
In "Acton," the Supreme Court upheld a local school board policy calling for the random, suspicionless drug testing of interscholastic student-athletes. Reviews the Court's holdings. Concludes that a drug-testing policy that is consistent with "Acton" and enjoys broad-based community support probably would be worth its expense.…
Descriptors: Athletes, Court Litigation, Drug Abuse, Drug Use Testing
Dowling-Sendor, Benjamin – American School Board Journal, 1998
A student athlete died after the first day of football practice in Texas. His parents brought suit (Roventini v. Pasadena Independent School District) for monetary damages in federal district court contending that the defendants violated the student's rights. Presents the judge's analysis of the legal issues. Advises board members and…
Descriptors: Athletic Coaches, Athletics, Court Litigation, Death
Krumm, Bernita L.; Thompson, David P. – 1998
This article examines the effects of the "Acton" decision, a Supreme Court ruling that upheld random urinalysis of secondary-school students who participate in extracurricular athletics. The paper focuses on cases involving general (mass) searches, "medical assessment" searches, strip searches, and drug testing. Although the…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Courts
Norman, O. Gene, Comp. – 1990
Throughout this bibliography, an asterisk identifies citations especially useful for school law classes. The library identification code and a brief annotation accompany the citations that are organized in the following sections: (1) guides to legal research; (2) indexes; (3) dictionaries, encyclopedias, directories, and handbooks; (4) American…
Descriptors: Abbreviations, Annotated Bibliographies, College Libraries, Constitutional Law
Rubel, Robert J. – 1983
School attorneys are primarily concerned with such issues as search and seizure, chain of custody, civil rights liability, and tort liability. Members of the National Organization on Legal Problems of Education (NOLPE) working within school districts can help reduce crime in the schools. NOLPE members could contribute to the clarity of thought and…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Crime Prevention, Elementary Secondary Education, Fear
Cambron-McCabe, Nelda H. – 1987
This fourth chapter of "The Yearbook of School Law, 1986" summarizes and analyzes state and federal court decisions handed down in 1985 related to handicapped students, and to the conditions affecting them and, to a lesser extent, school personnel. Among the topics addressed are the procedural safeguards established to ensure appropriate…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Courts
Vergon, Charles B. – 1985
The 1977 Supreme Court decision in "Milliken v. Bradley," involving the Detroit public schools and the state of Michigan, held that federal courts possess the authority not only to order the implementation of educational program components as part of a desegregation remedy, but also to assess a portion of the cost of such components…
Descriptors: Desegregation Litigation, Desegregation Methods, Federal Courts, Financial Problems
Bickel, Robert D.; Zeller, Trisha A. – 1981
A number of cases related to property issues involving institutions of higher education are examined in this chapter. Cases discussed touch on such topics as funding for property and equipment acquisition; opposition to building construction or demolition; zoning issues; building construction and equipment contracts; and lease agreements. Current…
Descriptors: Contracts, Copyrights, Court Litigation, Educational Facilities
Rezny, Arthur A., Ed. – 1966
The fifth in the Legal Problems of Education Series, this book deals with school board operation in relation to the legal problems surrounding de facto segregation and collective bargaining. The legal problems reviewed and discussed are organized into six chapters dealing with records, procedures, remedies against school board members,…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Collective Bargaining, Court Litigation, Courts