This paper contends that the failure of the St. Louis "Globe-Democrat" raises questions not only about whether the United States Justice Department's Antitrust Division should have worked harder to keep the St. Louis joint operating agreement (JOA) alive, but also about the efficacy of the Newspaper Preservation Act in preserving…

Arguing that the news media are about to adopt digital imaging systems that will have far-reaching implications for the practice of journalism, this paper discusses how the news media is expected to adopt the new technology and explains why the marriage of journalism and digital imaging will create ethical issues with respect to photo manipulation…

The monograph is intended to help school psychologists understand the special procedures, techniques, and considerations necessary for providing effective courtroom interventions, specifically expert testimony and written reports. Beginning with an explanation of lay and expert witnesses, the monograph goes on to stress the importance of pretrial…

The rapid growth of minimum competency testing (by 1981, 36 states in the United States had mandated some form of minimum competency testing) has led to increased legal challenges of the existing testing programs. Three issues have been raised and are summarized in this brief overview: (1) constitutional claims under the due process clause; (2)…

More and more educators are being charged with liability in court. Hence community educators need greater understanding of liability and need to know how to avoid being defendants in litigation. Ignorance of the law is no defense, even though it is often difficult to know what the law is. While there is a tension between protecting the rights of…

Williams and Wilkins Co. v. United States is the first attempt by a court to determine the rights of copyright owners in the face of the enormous recent expansion of library photocopying. (Author)

It is the thesis of this note that California's teacher removal statutes foreclose that degree of teacher classroom flexibility which is necessary to achieve the state's educational goals and which is required by the first amendment. (Author)

A discussion of the need for a new legal basis for library cooperation across political boundaries. A model metropolitan area library authority act is included. (PF)

Angry educators are playing an important role in the anti-mandatory retirement movement currently sweeping some trades, crafts, and professions. They have skipped the rhetoric and gone directly to the courts, with backing and sympathy from the American Civil Liberties Union. Gives the status of the suits. (Author/JF)

Answers questions related to collective bargaining in education. Includes discussions of monitored meetings, health benefits, attorneys at the bargaining table, and hiring demand. (Author/DN)

Discussed from a teacher's perspective are the legal and cultural ramifications of drug abuse. The importance of teachers' examining their own values concerning drug use is emphasized. Also reviewed are the history of drug use and of narcotics legislation. Recommendations concerning legislative reform are discussed. (CL)

This article presents a discussion of two major problems in analyzing child abuse data: (1) the confusion between reports of abuse and neglect, and (2) the scarcity of data on confirmed reports. (CS)

Examines how social-work services can aid in involving the unmarried father in matters of adoption concerning his child. (PB)

Legal principles of the law governing school property and school building construction are considered in the first section of this casebook. From the legal principles mentioned, the most significant are selected and illustrated with appropriate court decisions in the second section. Many of the cases selected illustrate more than one legal…