This article summarizes and discusses various provisions of the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 designed to regulate content of and to permit family access to student's school records. The author states that basic inequities have been remedied, and that the questions that remain concern mainly details of interpretation…

Notes that politics has always been involved in the appointment of United States Supreme Court judges. Offers an annotated bibliography of ERIC documents and journal articles which will help teachers develop background and provide instruction on this recurrent process. (JDH)

Offers brief summaries of upcoming Supreme Court cases that have implications for education, including two cases involving religion, affirmative action, and school policy regarding employees and students who have Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) or carry AIDS antibodies. (DMM)

Despite the United States Supreme Court's decision to let stand a judgment that the New Jersey law mandating a daily minute of silence in schools violated the first amendment, the Court, when presented with a statute resulting from a nonreligious purpose, may find a moment of silence permissible. (MLF)

The United States Supreme Court's decision in "Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier" affirms that school officials have authority over school-sponsored publications. How supervision of student expression is exercised will teach young people a powerful lesson in freedom of the press--or oppression. (MLF)

Discusses recent Supreme Court decisions involving student newspapers and freedom of speech, and offers some precautions against possible court litigation and ways to preserve student rights. (SRT)

The current Supreme Court, usually opposing civil liberties, is far more conservative than the Warren Court of the 1960s, but is primarily concerned with maintaining the internal stability of the court. While Warren decisions have been narowed, outright reversals are unlikely, although replacement of justices may alter this trend. (KH)

The texts are presented of the Supreme Court opinions in the case of the Selective Service System vs. Minnesota Public Interest Research Group, which upheld a federal law requiring college students to register for the draft before receiving federal student aid. Included are the majority opinion by Chief Justice Warren E. Burger and dissenting…

Reviews Justice Brennan's rationale for imposing restraints on obscenity, the evolution of the "Roth" test to distinguish obscenity from protected speech, and his move away from the test. (FL)

A study of federal court decisions issued between February 1969 and the end of 1982 revealed that while students do have clearly defined constitutional rights, they also have many legal responsibilities. Forty-two areas of student responsibility are discussed, and 135 relevant court cases are cited. (PGD)

A federal court awarded attorney fees in a P.L. 94-142 case on the basis of violation of a handicapped student's due process rights, and the U.S. Surpeme Court will review another P.L. 94-142 case that could have an impact on special education budgets. (DCS)

A copyright infringement suit involving duplication of material for classroom use without permission or acknowledgement and related cases are discussed with reference to the fair use privilege, the Copyright Act of 1976, and congressional guidelines. Generally, fair use has been rejected as a blanket defense in classroom copying. (MJL)

This special issue is intended to help teachers educate students about today's important U.S. Supreme Court and other judicial decisions, the legal issues they involve, and their impact on students' lives. The issue focuses upon the 1995 term of the Supreme Court and the tendency for the justices to vote unanimously. An overview of the cases and…

Reports on a recent decision of the United States Court of Claims in Washington which permits the National Institutes of Health library and the National Library of Medicine to photocopy copyrighted scientific articles for researchers without paying royalties to Williams and Wilkins Company, a medical publisher. (JR)

A Congressman from California examines the leading proposals for constitutional amendments and statutes restricting the use of busing to achieve school desegregation. Maintains that enactment of the antibusing proposals would not only be unconstitutional, but would undermine much of the judicial progress during the last twenty years. (Author/SF)