Discusses major laws enacted on a variety of subjects, including minimum wage, parental leave, drugs and AIDS testing, and door-to-door sales by children. A state-by-state summary of labor legislation is included. (Author)

This article examines Broadley v. Board of Education of the City of Meriden, wherein the Supreme Court of Connecticut held that the state constitutional right to free public education does not grant gifted children special education rights. Implications are discussed and recommendations are offered for informing stakeholders of legal threats to…

Half the decline in California's public school spending is due to a 1971 Supreme Court ruling that required equal spending per pupil across school districts throughout the state. Enrollment increases have also contributed to the decline. (JOW)

Appellate courts in Georgia and New York have ruled on exculpatory clauses incorporated into dental school clinic agreements with patients. The decisions represent a radical departure from the traditional view that the clinic is a training ground where patients are living models for practicing health provider skills. (MSE)

The Arizona Court of Appeals, in the first court decision regarding public school uniform policies, held that mandatory school uniforms do not violate students' First Amendment rights. Discusses the Arizona decision and its effect on the structuring of school uniform policies and their potential successful institution at the high school level. (31…

Introduces article by Kemerer that takes issue with the conclusions reached by Elizabeth and Andrew Lugg in their article entitled "Vouchers as School Choice: An Analysis of 'Jackson v. Benson': The Milwaukee Parental Choice Program" in the April 2000 issue of "The Journal of Law and Education." (PKP)

Argues that Elizabeth and Andrew Lugg were wrong in criticizing the Wisconsin Supreme Court's decision in "Jackson v. Benson" that the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program does not violated the Establishment Clause. Asserts that in the near future the U.S. Supreme Court is likely to find the use of publicly funded vouchers does not violate…

In 2001, the Massachusetts State Lottery Commission released for sale a new "instant lottery ticket" "scratch-and-play" game card named "Caesars [sic] Palace[R]" (played by scratching the surface of each card at designated spots to reveal hidden numbers or images). It offered ten grand prizes of $1,000,000 each and a…

The legislative trend seems to be toward providing limited opportunity for public employees to strike, and court reluctance to enjoin such stoppages increases. (Author)

Court decisions resulting from litigation regarding higher education governance and finance are discussed in this chapter. Governing body authority and intergovernmental relations are the subjects of a number of cases. Three cases involve questions of licensing of private institutions of higher education by state agencies. Other cases illustrate…

Court litigation concerning governance and finance in higher education demonstrates lawyers' attempts to extend the legal principles established in one educational system to different systems. Intergovernmental relations cases involve educational institutions' connections with counties, cities, states, and various public agencies. Because of an…

This chapter on liability covers a number of cases alleging negligence by colleges, universities, and university hospitals filed by patients and injured students. Liability issues are also part of defamation of character suits. Oral statements are known as slander, while written statements which defame are called libel. In certain situations,…

A summary of two countervailing trends in court decisions indicates that journalist's privilege is in a state of change and uncertainty in the early 1980s. Although 26 states have statutory shield laws enabling reporters to conceal their confidential news sources, even in these states reporters are sometimes called upon to reveal confidential…

The University of Minnesota Law School and the Minnesota Supreme Court Office of Continuing Education for State Court Personnel have developed a judicial trial skills program using videotaped simulated trials designed to present participating judges with numerous evidentiary and trial relationship issues. (MSE)

Both state supreme courts and the U.S. Supreme Court won't back down from giving kids the due process protections once reserved for adults. Specific cases are discussed. (RM)