Discusses recent Federal Laws and Executive Orders affecting sex discrimination in educational institutions. Also discusses probable court interpretations of these laws. (JF)

Examines results from an Australian survey of multicultural policies within local government. Local administrators reported a broad array of good practices, though there were significant service gaps for non-English-speaking residents and a general reluctance to tackle instances of serious intercommunity tension. There was also some reluctance to…

This paper discusses a Lawsuit filed against Dow Jones Newspaper Fund and the legal settlement between the defendant and the plaintiff. The fund, a nonprofit organization affiliated with Dow Jones & Company had been operating more than 20 programs for minority high-school students to pursue careers in newspaper journalism. The organization…

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 mandates that sex discrimination be eliminated in federally assisted education programs. Although a few issues such as competitive athletics have generated wide interest, Title IX has significant implications for a variety of less publicized issues including recruiting, admissions, financial aid,…

This paper is a legal analysis of the constitutionality of the Office of Education criteria for defining a self-supporting student. The criteria suggest a student cannot have been claimed as an income tax dependent, nor received more than $600, nor have lived at his parents home more than 14 consecutive days in the year for which aid is received…

This book analyzes the two basic constitutional problems in the Brown vs. Board of Education case--how the Constitution prohibits racial segregation, and what can be done under the Constitution to enforce this prohibition. The roles of the justices, interpretations of the Constitution and relevant amendments, the impact of the decision, and…

Effective policemen need to have as much knowledge as possible about society; they need to be fair, like the criminal justice system they represent. Society cannot be protected unless there is full accordance with the law. Questions of concern are whether the poor man or the black man are receiving the same treatment as the rich or influential…

The conflict that often develops between university administrations and students wishing to form a gay student organization is discussed. Cases addressing the rights of gay student organizations are analyzed. (MLW)

Cases involving youth and social problems provide material for teaching students about the rights and liberties of students; a vital need is to support and encourage those programs of law-focused education which seek to utilize and adapt the relationship between students, government and law. (JB)

Discusses a recent Supreme Court case that upheld State supermajority requirements for such items as bond elections and levies. (JF)

Women Inc. arose out of the need to eliminate sex bias on the job. Their struggles and victories are discussed in the article. (Author)

The California Supreme Court rule on June 30th that local bond issues requiring two-thirds voter approval for passage violated the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. (Westbrook v. Mihaly). (MF)