Anecdotal evidence indicates that more students with type 1 diabetes are enrolling in Catholic schools across the United States. Meeting the medical needs of these students appears to be a significant challenge--legally and logistically--for many Catholic schools. District officials, school leaders, and school staff need support to understand the…

Analyzes the background behind the application of the state action doctrine to a state school newspaper and analyzes the results of such application on a paper's obligation to accept advertising. (Author)

Three parts of the new copyright law are examined, each of which represents a departure from copyright principle: Section 301, Section 201(e), and the compulsory licensing sections, 111, 115, 116, and 118. Implications in view of the expected proliferation of new media for exploiting copyrighted works are discussed. (LBH)

A roundtable discussion on legal abortion includes Dr. Alan F. Guttmacher, President of The Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Robert Hall, Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Christopher Tietze, a diretor of The Population Council, and Harriet Pilpel, a lawyer.…

Describes a study of the legality of certain aspects of medical practice to determine whether practicing Boston physicians are familiar with the Massachusetts laws relating to the treatment of minors. (Author/PG)

This address traces the historical roots and describes the enactment of the Federal "sunshine law," which provides for public access to meetings held in the public interest. Based on Florida's sunshine law, the new Federal statute requires that all congressional committees and most Federal Agencies conduct their business in the open.…

Tenth in a series of articles on the legal protection of music materials. (JB)

A 1973 Supreme Court decision ("Miller v. California") established the system of defining obscenity on the local level according to the following criteria: first, prurient appeal and patent offensiveness are to be determined by a community rather than by a national standard; second, sexually explicit materials are judged obscene only if…

Points out several liability considerations a classroom teacher should be made aware of in undertaking the role of cooperating teacher. (FL)

The limited extent to which the new copyright act altered performers' rights is examined with emphasis on the broadened provisions that preempt the state law remedies available to performers. The arguments concerning revision of the present law to expand performers' rights are considered and it is argued that the case for greater protection is a…

Purpose: Advance directive (AD) documents are based on state-specific statutes and vary in terms of content. These differences can create confusion and inconsistencies resulting in a possible failure to honor the health care wishes of people who execute health care documents for one state and receive health care in another state. The purpose of…

Describes and compares federal guidelines and state statutes establishing rules for voluntary agreements between birth parents/other relatives and adoptive parents for enforceable post-adoption contact. Concludes that adoption with contact is a measured response to strengths and limitations of 20th-century adoption law, balancing children's needs…

This document contains witnesses' testimonies and prepared statement from the Congressional hearing called to examine the issues of violence against women, domestic violence, and the response of the justice system to such violence. In his opening statement, Representative George Miller presents a brief overview of the incidence of violence against…

Presently student teaching is an accepted practice in every school district within the United States; however, the legal status of student teachers, their liabilities, responsibilities, and rights are in many instances poorly described or even nonexistent. An examination is made of current statutory law, case law, attorney general's opinions, and…

Speech presented at the 54th annual NASSP Convention. (EJS)