Discusses how the federal judiciary has sought to delineate the due process of law rights of students. Cases are reported to show what the courts have said about such substantive due process of law rights as freedom of religion, speech, press, and association. Reports a controversy in which the court concerned itself about procedural due process…

The pressures of women's liberation groups for revised rules of evidence in rape cases may swing the pendulum to a position of injustice to the accused. (Editor)

The issue of controlling discretion in large public institutions is a crucial one in modern society, and procedural legal reforms are often viewed as one tactic of control. Using due process guarantees in juvenile courts as the substantive issue, this paper tests the utility of procedural reform in reducing discretion. Results indicate that…

Argues that the Court has, at times, confused equal protection and due process methods of review, primarily by employing interest balancing in certain equal protection cases that should have been subjected to due process analysis. Available from Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA 02138; sc $4.00.…

Explores trends in the Court's interpretation of the libertarian and egalitarian dimensions of the Fourteenth Amendment and offers a theory of the two strands. Available from Michigan Law Review, Hutchins Hall, Ann Arbor, MI 48109; single issues $3.50. (Author/IRT)

Two landmark court cases have upheld the constitutional right of handicapped children to a publicly supported educational program, and to various procedural safeguards to insure fair implementation of that right. Neither case deals directly with the right to an "adequate" education. Presents arguments lawyers could present in raising this adequacy…

The equal protection and due process clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment both offer protection to the student who is denied an education for a lengthy period. If a student shows that he no longer threatens substantial disruption of the educational process, he must be readmitted. (Author)

Asserting the fact that Leonard Peltier is a contemporary element in a stream of Native American genocide, this article outlines the events and presents a picture of the abuses which precipitated a continuous 24 hour vigil at the U.S. Supreme Court. (Author/RTS)

School board rules for the Cleveland, Ohio, and the Chesterfield County, Virginia, districts required pregnant teachers to take unpaid maternity leave five months and four months respectively before expected childbirth. A date for eligibility for return to work was also arbitrarily set. This pamphlet contains the entire official text of the…

Aliens have considerable rights and benefits in the United States. They are entitled to the protections of the Constitution. However, the nature of the Constitutional protections may vary with the alien's status, as a permanent resident or as a temporary or irregular resident. (NQ)

In an Alabama court decision ("Mason v. Teague") the standards for choosing hearing officers are interpreted in a manner that restricts the availability of due process hearing officers in special education disputes involving handicapped students and the administration of the All Handicapped Children Act of 1975. (MD)

Court decisions on educational issues are often based on an interpretation of the due process or equal protection clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment. This paper provides educators with a better understanding of the continuing development of this important amendment. (Author)

Examines recent court cases to see how they have affected the direction and purpose of the university. The author finds that the courts are protecting rather than threatening the autonomy of universities. (JF)

Truth in testing laws are subject to challenge on the grounds that they invade federally protected rights and interests of the test-makers through the due process clauses of the Constitution and federal copyright protections. (Author/MLF)

The law regarding constitutional rights of teachers and public employees has changed to strengthen due process procedures. Court decisions are cited. (DW)