The general Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and the Board itself have an impact on labor negotiations in professional sports. The history, legal framework, and legal problems of collective bargaining in football and in other sports are discussed. (SR)

The impact of a unique, federally funded legal advocacy system on service delivery within a New Mexico state residential care facility for the mentally retarded is examined. Judicial attempts to improve institutional service provision are discussed. Some implications for further use of similar advocacy programs are presented. (Author/CL)

Presents guidelines devised by the Ad Hoc Committee on Copyright Law, a coalition of nonprofit organizations representing education, libraries, and scholars, concerning the off-air recording of television programs for educational use. (FL)

Presents guidelines devised by the Ad Hoc Committee on Copyright Law, a coalition of nonprofit organizations representing education, libraries, and scholars, concerning the off-air recording of television programs for educational use. (AEA)

Provides information to help lawyers and expert witnesses understand how well-established legal principles demand the exclusion of suggestion-induced accusation in child abuse cases just as they do suggestion-induced identifications. Discusses legal arguments that support the exclusion of accusations obtained through suggestion and provides an…

This article reviews the literature advocating or opposing a universal ban on capital punishment for people diagnosed with mental retardation and also offers the author's own views. It is argued that the realities of the American legal and penal systems require such a ban until each case can be examined thoroughly by individuals well informed…

Describes Philadelphia's Court School program which is designed to help children alleviate some of the anxiety associated with testifying in court. The Philadelphia Court School has separate sessions for children and adolescents, both of which rely on role playing, as well as informational sessions for parents. (MDM)

Discusses several studies which have shown that children's testimony about genital touch is greatly affected by how they are questioned and that jurors consider child witnesses who testify via closed-circuit television to be less reliable than those who testify in person. (MDM)

The demands of the American justice system make testimony difficult for children, yet the presumption of innocence and the rights of the accused are so important that society is justified in asking even young children to endure the stress of the witness stand. (MDM)

Discusses why indoor air quality problems in schools should be treated, not only as a health problem issue, but as a potential for legal actions. What types of proof are needed to make a legal claim involving indoor air problems are addressed as are the elements which constitute a "sick building." (GR)

Contributes to journalistic legal scholarship and theory by examining the development of "public figure" status in defamation law, with particular attention to public figures who may have achieved notoriety among less than a national audience. Argues that trends in media and audience fragmentation warrant extensions of current doctrine based on…

Chronicles the events surrounding a lawsuit filed against a corporation and a contract trainer by an injured employee who alleged that negligent training was responsible for her injury. Offers suggestions for the sponsoring organization and trainer. (Author/JOW)

In the past decade, there has been a growing convergence between schools and legal systems. The school to prison pipeline refers to this growing pattern of tracking students out of educational institutions, primarily via "zero tolerance" policies, and, directly and/or indirectly, into the juvenile and adult criminal justice systems. The school to…

In this article, the author describes how one high school chemistry teacher, Sharon (pseudonym), implemented a literacy-based unit that appealed to her students by capitalizing on their out-of-school interests in forensics and how her students responded to that unit. The author also describes how two colleagues at her school joined her in teaching…

Most people have at least secondhand knowledge about Second Life, a virtual-reality world created by Linden Lab, in which avatars (digital characters) lease "islands" for real-life purposes--to sell products, conduct classes, do research, hold conferences, and even recruit for admissions. About nine million avatars reportedly interact on this…