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Download full textRural Housing Alliance, Washington, DC. – 1975
Poor rural residents are often denied equal protection, due process, and other constitutional rights given to every American. The application of justice in rural America is lacking in its: (1) law enforcement quality, (2) judicial process functions, and (3) participation by the poor and ethnic minorities residing within its jurisdiction. Several…
Descriptors: Due Process, Economically Disadvantaged, Equal Protection, Federal Programs
Peer reviewedKopecky, Frank, Comp.; Kopecky, Christopher, Comp. – Update on Law-Related Education, 1994
Presents the opinions of nine professionals serving the justice system on the issue of providing representation in criminal and civil cases for those unable to pay for lawyers. Includes questions about the obligations of lawyers to provide counsel and the differences between legal representation in civil and criminal cases. (CFR)
Descriptors: Civil Law, Courts, Criminal Law, Due Process
Peer reviewedWhitaker, Monica; Feely, Mary – Update on Law-Related Education, 1994
Presents eight case studies of lawyers who work for legal aid societies or provide free legal services to poor people. Includes quotes by the attorneys describing specific cases and why they became involved in providing free legal counsel. (CFR)
Descriptors: Courts, Due Process, Economically Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedGold, Julia Ann – Update on Law-Related Education, 1994
Maintains that, although courts have ruled that poor people accused of crimes must be provided legal services, most court cases involve civil law. Presents a secondary school lesson in which students review 11 mock civil court cases and decide whether or not free legal counsel should be provided. (CFR)
Descriptors: Civil Law, Courts, Decision Making, Due Process
Oakes, Jeannie – 1981
The purpose of this paper is to examine, from a Constitutional perspective, the bases on which ability grouping and tracking might be challenged as barriers to equal educational opportunity. Findings from educational research on ability grouping, commentary from law review journals, and the texts of cases themselves are included as a part of the…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Classification, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation
National Organization on Legal Problems of Education, Topeka, KS. – 1974
In 1973, a significant year for school law in America, the Serrano school finance concept was settled at the federal court level by the Supreme Court in its Rodriguez decision. However, at the State level, the issue remains very much alive. The de facto/de jure pupil racial segregation dichotomy was considered by the Supreme Court in the Keyes…
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, Conference Reports, Court Litigation, Due Process
Peer reviewedLindenauer, Susan B. – Update on Law-Related Education, 1994
Presents the history and activities of the Legal Aid Society of New York City, the largest and oldest provider of legal assistance for poor people in the United States. Presents a timeline of the society and suggested instructional activities. Provides an annotated list of six resource organizations. (CFR)
Descriptors: Civil Law, Courts, Criminal Law, Due Process
