The "Public Forum Doctrine" and Its Application in School and College Cases.

Sorenson, Gail Paulus

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ERIC Number: EJ439371

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1991

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The "Public Forum Doctrine" and Its Application in School and College Cases.

Sorenson, Gail Paulus

Journal of Law and Education, v20 n4 p445-71 Fall 1991

Explains "forum analysis" and analyzes its application in a sample of free speech cases and assesses its application in a limited range of relevant cases. Contains a selective listing of 38 public-forum cases relevant to schools or colleges. Concludes that education needs a new, more speech protective restatement of the public-forum doctrine. (95 references) (MLF)

Descriptors: Court Litigation, Federal Courts, Freedom of Speech, Higher Education, Public Education, Public Schools, Secondary Education

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials

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Language: English

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