Studies of criminal law practices suggest that variations in treatment from locality to locality depend on the judicial culture of the particular city, socioeconomic status of the accused, and the attitudes and actions of the police. This journal is available from the Law in American Society Foundation, 33 North LaSalle Street, Suite 1700; Chicago…

Based on the question of whether racial preference and quotas to advance the educational opportunities of certain racial and ethnic minorities are compatible with the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, a case against reference to race is presented in light of the DeFunis v. Odegaard case. (JT)

Analyzes the validity of parietal rules under both the due process and equal protection clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment. Models of substantive due process and equal protection are developed and applied to the various types of parietal rules that have been implemented at universities throughout the nation. (Author/JT)

Summarizes the major legal principles that govern courts in determining whether a wrong has occurred and, if so, what remedies may properly be applied. Far from promoting white flight, courts are said to have achieved stable integration. (Author/AM)

Chapter 6 of a book on school law attempts to identify and examine a few of the legal problems raised by minimum competency programs, which make successful performance on a standardized test a condition for receipt of a high school diploma. The three areas where minimum competency tests are most likely to be challenged are the equal protection and…

THERE ARE SEVERAL CAUSES FOR CONCERN ABOUT EDUCATION IN HUMAN RIGHTS. CONFLICTING VALUES ARE PLAYING AN INCREASING ROLE IN THE INTERNATIONAL COLD WAR. THERE IS A PRESENT DANGER THAT, IN THE ANXIETY TO WIN THE RACE OF SPACE AND TECHNOLOGY, THE U.S. MAY NEGLECT THE STRUGGLE OF VALUES WHICH IS SO CRUCIAL IN WINNING THE WAR FOR FREEDOM. THERE IS A…

This is the first issue of a new journal designed to keep elementary and secondary school teachers and students up-to-date with developments in law-related education. The focus of this issue is on equal protection. Two major articles review recent Supreme Court cases and examine historical cases of segregation. Other features explain how schools…

This note briefly outlines the legislative purposes and the general procedural requirements of Title VII, including the ambiguity of the time limitations on filing. It is suggested that the time limitations with the EEOC should not be rigidly construed and that tolling of the limitation periods is often justified. (Author/LBH)

This historical analysis of the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission and judicial approaches to employee dress and grooming codes is intended to demonstrate the formulation and basis of current law in this area. It support suggests guidelines, appearing in the conclusion to this article, for employee personal appearance regulations. (LBH)

Since Congress has enacted no statutes of limitations for the governance of claims brought under the older civil rights acts, various state limitation provisions must be applied. Aspects of the problem of uncertainty are examined, and several means of resolution are suggested. (LBH)

This paper addresses application of the Doctrine of Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies (the legal doctrine that a party may not seek judicial relief for supposed or threatened injuries until the prescribed administrative remedies have been exhausted), in relation to cases brought under the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975…

Affirmative action is seen as causing dissension and cleavages in the civil rights coalition. Requisites suggested for winning support for affirmative action are thorough knowledge of its rationale and components, assuring whites they will not be pushed out of jobs, and a continued emphasis on the urgency for affirmative action. (Author/AM)

Although women in North Carolina increasingly enter the work force to stay and their "protected" status in marriage is no longer secure, North Carolina's women do not have economic equality under law with men. Husbands have full rights to the rents, profit, and control of entirety property and real estate during marriage; and no women…

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…