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Abrams, Paul G.; Hoffman, Peter M. – Yale Law Journal, 1974
Reexamines the common law precedent on student expulsions and suspensions and seeks to formulate a comprehensive doctrinal basis for common law judicial intervention that will realistically protect the rights of public and private university students alike. (Author)
Descriptors: Due Process, Equal Protection, Higher Education, Laws
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Draper, Virginia S. – Howard Law Journal, 1973
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Civil Rights Legislation, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Equal Protection
Lindmark, Joyce A. – 1975
Three changes in trial procedure are proposed to minimize the effects of individual juror bias and those biases that are artifically induced by lawyers. Since certain personality types are likely to maintain whatever prejudices they bring to court, no one should be exempted from jury duty unless he is mentally retarded or physically incapacitated…
Descriptors: Bias, Court Litigation, Court Role, Courts
Comptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1978
Problems caused by the tax law and Department of the Treasury regulations related to the income exclusion for scholarships and fellowships and the deduction of job-related educational expenses were studied. Legislative changes that may reduce the amount of controversy generated by these two sections of the Internal Revenue Code are recommended. A…
Descriptors: College Students, Court Litigation, Discriminatory Legislation, Disqualification
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, DC. – 1980
Designed for the general public and possibly suitable also for high school economics students, this pamphlet describes the provisions of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act. The act prohibits discrimination because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, and age when applying for a mortgage or home improvement loan. The…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Compliance (Legal), Consumer Economics, Consumer Education
Feeney, Michael J.; Wangen, Roger K. – 1974
Student and teacher materials are included in this book on Minnesota laws which directly affect the lives of high school students. The laws are grouped into six broad categories insofar as they are related to major areas of a student's life, i.e., civil law, home, school, marriage, the criminal justice system, and alcohol and drug laws. After…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Citizenship Responsibility, Civil Liberties, Contracts