This document contains a summary table of the statutes, amendments, and constitutional provisions in the 50 states forming the legal bases for the establishment of educational corporations and private postsecondary institutions. The major portion of the legal bases concern 2- and 4-year degree-granting institutions and nonprofit corporations. The…

Mock juror beliefs about rape and rape trials were collected prior to presentation of a videotaped rape trial. These pretrial biases significantly and reliably predicted post trial juror opinions and jury verdicts. The bias variables, however, accounted for relatively little of the variance in the dependent variables. Questions are raised…

The purpose of this paper is to help identify newspaper advertisements which fall under the protection of the First Amendment. Although the Supreme Court declared in 1942 that advertisements which propose a purely commercial transaction were not protected by the First Amendment, in 1976 it decided that commercial expression, like other forms of…

Discusses various aspects of legal problems facing higher education institutions, in areas such as affirmative action, civil rights, labor relations, faculty tenure, and student rights. (MLH)

Describes the standards on rights of minors, abuse and neglect, non-criminal behavior, and schools and education which were adopted at the National Conference on New Juvenile Justice Standards, Washington, D.C., 1977. (Author)

This article provides a descriptive overview of the legal problems that attend medical treatment of the terminally ill patient as well as a careful analysis of the legal vehicles that have been offered in response to these problems--the living will, the antidysthanasia contract, and right to die legislation. (Author)

Shows that a Rehabilitative Planning Services Unit can provide invaluable assistance to a Public Defender's Office and enhance the quality of representation provided to indigent defendants. Such a unit could prove to be essential, particularly in situations where the defendant is ineligible for Pretrial diversion programs. (Author)

Analyzes the body of employment discrimination law as interpreted by the U.S. Supreme Court and reviews the rules of evidence that have been used by the Court in establishing a showing of discriminatory intent by an employer. Available from: Commerce Clearing House, Inc., 4025 West Peterson Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60646. (JG)

The concept of the least restrictive environment for hearing impaired children is viewed in terms of legal implementation, organizational viewpoints, and procedures for determining the least restrictive environment. (CL)

An attorney cites the needs for legislation to secure the rights of hearing impaired persons in legal issues (to assure confidential communication between attorney and client and to provide interpreter services), in automobile driving and insurance, and in unanswered questions regarding P.L. 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act.…

The One Stop Immigration Center, an agency funded by the Federal government, assists in the reunification of families through the adjustment of their legal status. One Stop also acts as a referral center for those with landlord-tenant problems or with other problems of a legal nature. (NQ)

Trends in the federal tax law doctrines of unrelated trade or business and private inurement are surveyed with the conclusion that certain proscribed transactions with insiders would cause deprivation of tax-exempt status while other activities, bearing more on private than public interests, may cause some tax liability rather than total loss of…

This 80-item bibliography on problems of federal tax law affecting colleges and universities cites articles from legal journals and the Filer Commission report. Sections are titled Exempt Status of Institutions and Related Entities (22 citations), Charitable Giving and Bequests (32), Scholarships and Fellowships (6), General Tax Developments (6),…

Federal courts have developed contradictory answers in considering preferable remedies for discriminatory seniority systems in employment. The author offers suggestions for development of a uniform policy called for in the Supreme Court decision in Franks v. Bowman Transportation Co. (JT)