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Hess, Diana – Update on Law-Related Education, 1989
Provides a moot court activity in which secondary students re-enact the U.S. Supreme Court case "California v. Greenwood," concerning the exclusionary rule and the privacy of a citizen's trash. Students role-play Supreme Court justices and attorneys to gain an understanding of how appellate courts operate. (LS)
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, Class Activities, Constitutional Law
Ruiz, Celia M. – West's Education Law Quarterly, 1995
Public employers' affirmative-action programs may be challenged for "reverse discrimination" under either Title VII or the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment. (26 footnotes) (MLF)
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Compliance (Legal), Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education
Jaschik, Scott – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1995
The Supreme Court's finding that the University of Virginia acted unconstitutionally in denying funds to students for a Christian newspaper not directly affiliated with a church raises new questions about legal issues of church-state separation and the allocation of student fees. Some legal experts feel the ruling could spell the demise of campus…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, College Administration, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation
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Beezer, Bruce – West's Education Law Reporter, 1991
Focuses on the operational meanings of the following terms--"handicapped individual,""otherwise qualified,""reasonable accommodation," and "essential functions of the job"--as developed primarily in federal court decisions concerned with employment issues associated with handicapped persons in public…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Definitions, Disabilities, Disability Discrimination
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Agyeman, Opoku – Western Journal of Black Studies, 1991
Argues that the record of the United States Supreme Court hardly warrants a view of the Court as a special protector of minorities. The idea of the Court as guardian of minority rights obscures the more fundamental and lasting role of the Court as protector of property rights. (SLD)
Descriptors: Black History, Blacks, Civil Rights, Civil Rights Legislation
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Walden, John C. – West's Education Law Reporter, 1990
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision in "Planned Parenthood" supported school officials who refused to publish certain advertisements in school-sponsored newspapers. Contends that school officials' desire to avoid any possible controversy was the underlying motive for the decision to not publish the advertisement. (MLF)
Descriptors: Administrators, Advertising, Censorship, Contraception
Bjorklun, Eugene C. – West's Education Law Quarterly, 1994
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Equal Access Act (EAA) had precedence over the state constitution under the Supremacy Clause. Examines that decision and considers its implications for the implementation of the EAA as well as other issues in church-state separation in education. (53 footnotes) (MLF)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Court Role, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Courts
Vacca, Richard S.; Hudgins, H. C., Jr. – American School Board Journal, 1994
School boards need to keep current on the status of graduation prayer. The "Weisman" decision said graduation prayers violated the First Amendment; the "Jones" decision would allow graduation ceremonies with student-led invocations and benedictions. Reviews these decisions to pinpoint the sources of confusion in subsequent…
Descriptors: Commencement Ceremonies, Constitutional Law, Federal Courts, Graduation
Mawdsley, Ralph D.; Russo, Charles J. – School Business Affairs, 2001
Reviews recent federal appellate court cases dealing with legal issues involving random drug testing of students participating in extracurricular activities. Draws implications for school business officials and other educators. (PKP)
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Drug Use Testing
Sohn, Heekwon – 1997
This conference paper analyzes the least restrictive environment (LRE) provisions in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and reviews and compares the standards created by different Federal Circuit Court decisions on LRE. The following cases are analyzed: (1) Briggs v. Board of Education, which deferred to the public agency's…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Court Role, Disabilities, Educational Legislation
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Johnson, Frank M., Jr. – Social Work, 1975
Federal judge discusses role of federal courts in implementing laws concerning welfare of citizens; especially helping delivery of social services in state, mental and penal institutions. Gives various examples of real cases to illustrate his argument. Appeals to people working in social services to do their duty conscientiously. Based on speech…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Federal Courts, Federal Legislation, Institutional Personnel
Tatel, David S.; Mincberg, Elliot M. – 1989
In its 1988-89 term, the Supreme Court, dominated by a conservative 5-4 majority made possible by the addition of Justice Kennedy, issued a number of decisions of significance to school districts. These decisions of the Supreme Court's 1988-89 term are summarized in this study and organized by subject matter into five sections: (1) civil rights in…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Court Litigation, Educational Finance, Educational Legislation
Zirkel, Perry A. – 1989
An annotated bibliography lists 34 Supreme Court decisions since 1970 that have arisen in colleges and universities. They are organized according to the type of institution to which they appear to apply (public, general, private, and church-related), and according to their application to student or faculty affairs. The following decisions are…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Church Related Colleges, College Faculty, College Students
Piele, Philip K.; Pitt, Stephen M. – 1983
Three recent federal court decisions dealt with the use of public university and public school facilities by student groups for religious activities. In "Widmar v. Vincent," the United States Supreme Court decided that the University of Missouri at Kansas City was not justified in its denial of permission to a registered student…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Educational Facilities, Federal Courts, Higher Education
Cooper, Martha – 1986
Supreme Court decisions tend to take the form of either (1) an act of justification or argumentation that defends the verdict of the communicator, or (2) a construction of a new symbolic reality that influences the world view of its audience. The "Roe vs. Wade" decision is an example of the merger of these two rhetorical functions. The…
Descriptors: Abortions, Court Doctrine, Court Litigation, Court Role
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