Bob Jones University, a Fundamentalist religious educational institution, lost its tax exempt status due to its discriminatory admissions policies. (PG)

Examines three areas of vulnerability of charitable trusts which provide scholarships restricting applicants to one sex. The first area is based on constitutional grounds; the second, under the 1972 amendment to the Education Act; and the third, the entitlement of tax exempt status. (Author/PG)

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)

Reviews and comments on significant recent (1971-73) court decisions and IRS rulings which particularly relate to the Federal tax liabilities of educators. Developments are presented under the following major headings: scholarships and fellowships; gross income problems; expenses for education; charitable contributions; and employee status.…

Access to the news is sometimes denied journalists because they do not meet whatever definition of "reporter" is being used in a particular situation. This paper examines issues related to the identification of persons as reporters. Among the topics considered are ordinances authorizing the issuance of press cards to reporters; court…

Discusses attorneys' responses to inquiries from educational administrators or school board members about matters that do not exclusively involve questions of law, and recommends that attorneys clearly differentiate between the legal options and the administrative choices involved in each matter brought to their attention. (JG)

Arguing that the threat to privacy in the new technological era of information processing and transmitting via cable television is a real one, this paper proposes that the threat can be minimized through effective legislation. The paper first looks at cable television privacy concerns and examines several studies concerning privacy, then reviews…

Professional psychologists considering becoming consultants to school systems need to address the problems of getting contracts, managing referrals, reporting results, and handling financial and legal matters. Contracts, in the author's experience, are won less by knowing administrators than by offering low prices and performing well on initial…

A study was conducted to discover whether jurors perceived a difference between instructions to assign guilt on a "beyond a reasonable doubt" standard as compared with a "to a reasonable degree of certainty" standard. The main study included 88 communication students who read a case summary and one of four versions of jury…

The rise in the American divorce rate since the early 1960's emphasizes the need to examine the factors associated with adjustment to marital separation. The impact of the legal system upon post-separation adjustment in Pennsylvania, which has adversary divorce statutes, is explored with 205 individuals, separated 26 months or less. Satisfaction…

The author discusses the legal and administrative concerns, best professional practices concerns, and political concerns related to the use of physical restraint and time out procedures with seriously behaviorally disordered children. Among the points made are that the courts may consider such approaches to be cruel and unusual; that direct…

This paper briefly describes the history of the Golden Fleece Award given monthly by Senator William Proxmire for "the biggest waste of taxpayers' money" in the form of grants for research. It particularly focuses on the case brought by Dr. R. R. Hutchinson who was the recipient of the Golden Fleece Award for his research on the…

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.…

In 1969, in a report to The Ford Foundation entitled "The Law and the Lore of Endowment Funds," William L. Cary and Craig B. Bright summarized the results of an extensive survey of the law governing college and university endowment funds. The key conclusion of the report is that "there is no substantial authority under existing law…