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)

Noting the philosophy behind the issue of individual privacy, the author reviews federal legislation (the 1973 Health, Education, and Welfare Report; the Privacy Act of 1974; C.H.R. 1984 designed to extend provisions of the Privacy Act to the private sector) and state legislation, concluding with suggested guidelines for future legislation. (JT)

The legal processes following a rape charge mortify, denigrate and transfer guilt to the victim. Rape laws reinforce traditional sex roles and restrict the options available to women in defining their personal and sexual careers. (Author/AM)

Explores the legal responsibilities of the reading clinic to its clients and presents 17 recommendations which clinics should follow in order to avoid future legal involvement. (JM)

Malpractice issues are often ignored when social workers use the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (Third Edition). Physical disorders may be overlooked, practitioners may report less severe diagnoses than are indicated because of adverse effects of labeling, or they may increase the severity of diagnoses so clients can qualify…