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Peer reviewedPitts, Mark – Religion & Public Education, 1992
Reviews the constitutions of several western states that provide an absolute barrier between religion and public education. Asserts that these laws were passed after the Civil War when concern about minority religious influence in some states was high. Maintains that these state laws may be the next battleground in the ongoing controversy about…
Descriptors: Constitutional Law, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal State Relationship, Government Role
Cohen, David – Urban Academic Librarian, 1986
Documentation of the spread of censorship is extensive, and although challenges to films and videocassettes have not figured prominently in the literature, in the future there may be more emphasis on these media than on print material. On the state level, increasing censorship of films and videocassettes has occurred in North Carolina, California,…
Descriptors: Censorship, Citizen Participation, Court Litigation, Films
Peer reviewedHeins, Marjorie – Academe, 1998
A 1998 court decision ruled that a recent Virginia law requiring official approval for state employees to put materials with "sexually explicit content" on the Internet was unconstitutional. However, the extent to which the First Amendment will protect academic freedom in cyberspace in this case and for other issues is not clear. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, College Faculty, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation
O'Reilly, Robert C.; Fellman, Beverly B. – 1984
News reports issued during the 60 days the Nebraska Legislature was in session between January 4, 1984, and April 9, 1984, and pertinent bills considered by the legislature during that period are the main sources used in this examination of the effort to resolve a conflict between the regulations of the Nebraska State Department of Education and…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Court Litigation, Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education
Frels, Kelly, Ed.; Horner, Jeff, Ed.; Camp, Bill, Ed.; Robinson, Vianei Lopez, Ed. – 1996
Intended as a practical legal guide for Texas educators and lawyers, this book contains three major sections dealing with several chapters on various school law topics, each prepared by Texas attorneys. Section 1, "School Boards and Superintendents," includes chapters on school board members authority and relationship with staff, the…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Constitutional Law, Copyrights, Court Litigation
Vergon, Charles B., Ed. – 1986
This monograph analyzes contemporary legal controversies concerning religion, the states, and the schools and the interface between law and education. The introduction provides an overview of issues treated in the following seven chapters and includes a series of tables that place recent controversies in the historical context of prior U.S.…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Educational Policy
Download full textBeckham, Joseph, Ed.; Zirkel, Perry A., Ed. – 1983
The relationship between public schools and their employees is one of the most frequently litigated aspects of American education. Accordingly, the chapters in this text present a comprehensive and current report of legal issues in public school employment. Chapter titles and authors are as follows: (1) "Critical Elements of the Employment…
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Court Role
