A California superior court struck down a Stanford University antiharassment policy, saying that it restricted students' free-speech rights. The policy had banned face-to-face insults that stigmatize students on the basis of such things as race, sex, or religion. California law requires private colleges to grant students the same constitutional…

This article examines the constitutionality of educational institutions using mandatory student fees to support controversial student groups, focusing on the implications of the Smith v. Regents of the University of California, in which the California Supreme Court held the assessment of mandatory fees unconstitutional if those fees support a…

Reviews court cases in which parents challenged school practices on religious grounds. Puts particular emphasis on recent attempts to make the curriculum conform to religious views. (Author/JM)